BCB unwilling to travel to India for T20 WC

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday decided against sending its national team to India for the T20 World Cup next month citing security concerns and Government advice, following IPL franchise KKR’s decision to release pacer Mustafizur Rahman on BCCI’s instruction.

Although the BCCI did not explicitly cite reasons for its decision to seek Rahman’s release, it did say that the move was triggered by what’s been happening all around.

Rahman’s ouster from the IPL prompted the BCB to call an emergency meeting on Saturday night and a day later, it decided that the national team will not travel to to India for the T20 World Cup beginning February 7.