Ireland Rejects Bangladesh's T20 World Cup Group Swap Request, ICC Confirms Schedule

• Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) requested ICC to swap its T20 World Cup group with Ireland to avoid playing matches in India.
• Ireland (Cricket Ireland) confirmed that the ICC will not change their schedule, and they will play group matches in Sri Lanka.
• Bangladesh is in Group C (England, West Indies, Nepal, Italy) with matches scheduled in Kolkata and Mumbai.
• Ireland is in Group B (Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Oman) and will play all its group stage matches in Sri Lanka.
• BCB cited security concerns for its demand to shift matches from India, despite ICC representatives explaining security arrangements.

Why It Matters: Ireland rejected Bangladesh's group swap request, and ICC confirmed no changes to the T20 World Cup schedule.