Bangladesh Firm on T20 World Cup Venue Demand, Cites Security Concerns in India

• Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) maintains its stance against traveling to India for the T20 World Cup due to security concerns.
• BCB reaffirmed its position in a video conference with the International Cricket Council (ICC), requesting matches be moved out of India.
• ICC, led by Jay Shah, has not found credible threats in India and is requesting BCB to reconsider its boycott.
• ICC offered Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram as alternate venues for Bangladesh's matches, currently scheduled for Kolkata and Mumbai.
• The T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, runs from February 7 to March 8; Pakistan will play all matches in Sri Lanka.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh remains firm on not playing T20 World Cup matches in India, citing security, despite ICC's reassurances.