Litton Das criticised the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Image Credit: X/@YearOfTheKraken
Litton Das vs BCB: Bangladesh ODI and T20I captain Litton Das has reopened the debate on his country’s withdrawal from the T20 World Cup in India, a move that was initially defended on security grounds. The new statement by the top-order batsman questions the earlier narrative that BCB and players had reached a consensus on the decision. The wicketkeeper batter talked about the difficulty of playing in Pakistan and compared the situation with India. Considering that the International Cricket Council (ICC) stated that they did not find any credible security threat in the tournament venue, these words have revived one of the many controversial decisions in the administration of Bangladesh cricket.
Superstar Bangladesh batsman and T20 Captain Litton Das slams Muhammad Yunus for not letting them play the T20 World Cup
“They told us there was no safety in that country (India). We told them, we have played in Pakistan too. They used to stand outside the room with guns. What… pic.twitter.com/MKhu5I9wOz
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When he spoke with the Bangladesh media Prothom Alo, Litton Das wondered about the logic of the withdrawal and even compared it with the experiences of Bangladesh during the tours of other countries.
Das, while speaking in Bengali, said, “We wanted to play cricket, not to fight. They (the board) asked us to withdraw from the T20 World Cup 2026 due to security concerns in India, but we have already played in Pakistan, a country where people carry guns.”
Asif Nazrul, a former interim sports advisor, was the one who informed that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the players mutually agreed not to participate in the event. But Litton has denied that story, saying that the players’ side of the story might not have been well brought out in the final decision and that the decision was not as unanimous as claimed.
Initially, Bangladesh was scheduled to participate in the T20 World Cup, which was to be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India. Though, the worsening political relations between these two countries during that period forced the BCB to refrain from holding matches in India, mentioning security issues as the biggest reason. The board is said to have proposed a hybrid solution in their reaction, so they asked for all of Bangladesh’s matches to be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. As a compromise, they thought it would still be possible for Bangladesh to participate in the competition.
Yet the ICC refused the request for relocating the matches during their inspections as they found no concrete or reasonable danger in Bangladesh’s playing in India. Allegedly, the ICC gave a final warning that Bangladesh must either accept playing under the current situation or stand aside in case the dispute between the governing body and BCB remains unresolved. Ultimately, Bangladesh opted out of the tournament while Scotland was picked as a substitute ensuring that the event would proceed without disrupting the overall schedule or format.
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