Bangladesh's participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup has been stuck on the back burner. The BCB has been firmly stating its position on not playing in India due to security reasons. Although the ICC wants the Tigers to play in India, they are trying to convince the BCB. Similarly, there has been talk of a possible group change. Overall, when Bangladesh's World Cup performance is in doubt, the Pakistan Cricket Board has stood by.

The PCB's governing body has sent a letter to the ICC supporting the BCB's strong stance. Sports website ESPN Cricinfo confirmed that the letter has also been sent to other member countries of the world cricket body. Their report said that the BCB had demanded to move their match to Sri Lanka due to security concerns in India. The ICC has called a meeting today (Wednesday) to resolve the issue. However, it is not certain whether the meeting was called after the PCB's email.

Just as the ICC is about to make a final decision on the matter, the PCB's email supporting Bangladesh has come as a bit of a surprise. However, it is believed that the letter will not affect the ICC's position. Cricinfo reported that there is little chance of changing the venue or schedule on the Bangladesh issue. Both sides expressed their firm stance in the last meeting of the ICC with the BCB last week. Despite sitting down several times to clear the fog over Bangladesh's participation in the World Cup, neither the ICC nor the BCB has budged from their previous positions.

Therefore, Cricinfo has mentioned that the ICC has set a time limit until January 21 to consider its own decision. Although the BCB had previously denied this and said that they had not received any specific deadline from the World Cricket Organization. Meanwhile, there is not much time left for the start of the World Cup. This mega event will start on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. According to the pre-determined schedule, three matches of Bangladesh in the league phase have been held in Kolkata and one in Mumbai.

Pakistan had also announced their decision not to play on Indian soil since last year. As a result, whenever there is a match between India and Pakistan, a neutral venue is also kept as per the hybrid model. Similarly, Pakistan's support at the last minute for Bangladesh's decision not to go to India has created some drama. Earlier, there were rumors that Bangladesh's World Cup matches could be moved to Pakistan or that Pakistan could also move if the Tigers do not play. However, those discussions have remained limited to rumors. The PCB has not publicly reacted to these issues.