BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia Denies Bangladesh World Cup Matches Shifting to Pakistan

• Reports suggested Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wanted to shift T20 World Cup matches from India to Pakistan due to security concerns.
• BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia clarified that BCCI has no information from ICC regarding venue changes for Bangladesh's matches.
• The matter is currently under discussion between BCB and ICC, with India and Sri Lanka co-hosting the T20 World Cup.
• BCB initially requested shifting matches to Sri Lanka, but Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram are now emerging as alternatives to Kolkata and Mumbai.
• Bangladesh's scheduled matches include Kolkata (vs West Indies, Italy, England) and Mumbai (vs Nepal).

Why It Matters: BCCI denies knowledge of Bangladesh's T20 World Cup matches shifting, calls it a BCB-ICC matter.