ICC Ultimatum: Bangladesh Must Play T20 World Cup in India by Jan 21 or Face Replacement

• ICC has given Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) until January 21 to agree to play the 2026 T20 World Cup in India.
• Failure to comply will result in Scotland replacing Bangladesh due to Scotland's better T20I ranking.
• BCB insists on moving matches out of India citing security concerns, despite ICC finding no specific threat.
• ICC rejected BCB's group swap suggestion with Ireland and confirmed Bangladesh's matches in Kolkata and Mumbai.
• BCCI's instruction to KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman fueled BCB's security concerns, hinting at anti-Bangladeshi sentiment.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh faces a strict ICC deadline to confirm participation in the T20 World Cup in India or be replaced.