{"id":18956,"date":"2026-01-19T15:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=18956"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:28:24","slug":"final-decision-on-bangladeshs-participation-in-t20-world-cup-expected-on-january-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=18956","title":{"rendered":"Final Decision on Bangladesh\u2019s Participation in T20 World Cup Expected on January 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"8c1e8b81-60af-4a20-822c-523d5b39a834\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b161e179-15c9-4b9e-8434-b045f259262b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"2224\"><strong>Uncertainty continues over Bangladesh\u2019s participation in the T20 World Cup, however, a cricket website has claimed that a final decision on the matter is expected on January 21. According to the report, consultations regarding Bangladesh\u2019s participation or withdrawal have now entered the final stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2481\">Regarding travel to India for the T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board remains firm on its stance, and no final decision has yet been announced. The website reported that the issue is still under consideration, with various options being discussed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2791\">According to the report, during a meeting with an ICC delegation in Dhaka, the Bangladesh Cricket Board requested that matches be moved to an alternative venue instead of being played in India. However, the ICC clearly informed the BCB about the deadline and rejected Bangladesh\u2019s request for a group change.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"3061\">Bangladesh had expressed its desire to swap groups with Ireland in Group B, but the ICC did not accept this proposal. The cricket website stated that a final decision regarding Bangladesh\u2019s participation or non-participation in the World Cup is expected on January 21.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3261\">BCB President Nazmul Hassan said that even if Bangladesh does not participate in the World Cup, the board will not suffer any financial loss, as the financial arrangements have already been settled.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3263\" data-end=\"3562\">According to the report, the ICC has provided complete security assurances to Bangladesh and is now awaiting the BCB\u2019s final response. If Bangladesh refuses to participate in the World Cup, another team may be included based on ICC rankings, with Scotland being considered as a possible replacement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncertainty continues over Bangladesh\u2019s participation in the T20 World Cup, however, a cricket website has claimed that a final decision on the matter is expected on January 21. According to the report, consultations regarding Bangladesh\u2019s participation or withdrawal have now entered the final stage. Regarding travel to India for the T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,38],"tags":[5434,10380,10382,10381,666,2333],"class_list":["post-18956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-sports","tag-bangladesh-cricket","tag-bcb","tag-cricket-dispute","tag-group-stage","tag-icc","tag-t20-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18958,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18956\/revisions\/18958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}