Bangladesh Cricket Board has formally requested the ICC to shift their T20 World Cup matches from India to Sri Lanka due to security concerns. The team has refused to travel to India, escalating uncertainty just weeks before the tournament.

Tilak Varma has undergone surgery and he could be doubtful for the 2026 T20 World Cup, scheduled to kick off on February 7. The left-handed batsman was operated on while playing the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Hyderabad.

Bangladesh have declared that they will no longer play matches in India, putting next month’s T20 World Cup into crisis.

ICC wanted to know the details regarding the security concerns from the Bangladesh board and BCB has provided the governing body these details in the latest letter.

Bangladesh's sports advisor Asif Nazrul has reaffirmed BCB's stance of not playing their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 matches on Indian soil. Check his latest statement on the issue

BCB refutes reports saying ICC had issued an ultimatum over Bangladesh’s refusal to play its World Cup games in India.

Tilak Varma had undergone surgery for an abdominal issue in Rajkot on Wednesday, which cast a shadow on his availability not just for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand but also for the T20 World Cup where India will be defending their title.

Pacer Jacob Duffy has been named in New Zealand’s squad for the Twenty20 World Cup Wednesday after an outstanding 2025 in which he captured 81 international wickets.

Harry Brook, England’s white-ball captain, has issued a public apology over a late-night incident during the ODI tour of New Zealand just before the Ashes

The fourth edition of WPL 2026 is set to get underway today with the match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the same venue where India won the Women's World Cup in November last year.

But his recent lean run in T20Is meant Jason Smith was picked ahead of him for the T20 World Cup, to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. Despite the surprising omission, Stubbs has excelled as a captain for the first time in the SA20 league, though his run tally stands at just 28 runs in five games.