Bangladesh Seeks T20 World Cup Group Swap with Ireland Over Security Concerns

• Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) requested ICC to swap its T20 World Cup group with Ireland.
• Bangladesh is currently in Group B (West Indies, Italy, England) and scheduled to play in Kolkata.
• They want to swap with Ireland (Sri Lanka, Australia, Oman) to play their matches in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• The request stems from security concerns and rising tensions between Bangladesh and India.
• The BCB cited the Bangladesh Government's views on team, fan, and media safety in India.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh wants to swap T20 World Cup groups with Ireland to play in Sri Lanka due to security concerns.