‘This is not under our jurisdiction’, BCCI says on Bangladesh’s claim

Sports Desk
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally opened up about Bangladesh’s request to move the T20 World Cup matches from India. However, they did not provide any direct solution to the issue.

Speaking to news agency PTI on Friday, BCCI secretary Debjit Saikia said the matter was beyond the board’s purview, stressing that the final decision on India’s participation in the World Cup rests with the International Cricket Council (ICC).

“The meeting was about the COE and other cricket matters. It is not within our jurisdiction to talk about this (the postponement of World Cup matches) as the ICC will take the final decision on Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup,” Saikia said after a meeting of the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.

After IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders released star pacer Mustafizur Rahman on the orders of the BCCI, Bangladesh formally requested the ICC to move their matches from India.

Mustafizur Rahman’s exclusion from the IPL sparked widespread criticism in Bangladesh. In response, the country’s interim government suspended the IPL broadcast. On the other hand, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided not to send the national team to the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, expressing concerns about the security of the Bangladesh team in India.

The tournament is scheduled to start jointly in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. The BCB has already sent a detailed letter to the ICC expressing their security concerns and is currently awaiting their response. It now depends on the ICC’s decision whether Bangladesh will participate in the World Cup or not.