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ISLAMABAD: The inaugural edition of the Women&rsquo;s Bangladesh Premier League (WBPL) T20 is set to commence on April 4, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) approved the dates during a Board of Directors meeting, according to state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) news agency.&nbsp; The first edition of the tournament will run from April 4 to April 14, with matches scheduled to be played in Dhaka and Chattogram.&nbsp; The WBPL will mark Bangladesh&rsquo;s first-ever franchise-based Twenty20 competition exclusively for women, signaling a significant step forward in the development of women&rsquo;s cricket in the country. The opening edition will feature three franchise teams, bringing together some of the nation&rsquo;s leading cricketers alongside promising emerging talents. Local players will be selected through a structured player draft system, aimed at ensuring competitive balance among the teams. In addition to domestic stars, franchises will be allowed to recruit overseas professional players. The inclusion of international cricketers is expected to enhance the tournament&rsquo;s global appeal, provide valuable exposure for local players, and raise the overall competitive standard of the league. The WBPL Governing Council will be chaired by Rubaba Dowla, BCB Director and Chairperson of the BCB Women&rsquo;s Wing. The Council will oversee all organizational and operational matters related to the tournament. The launch of the WBPL represents a landmark moment for women&rsquo;s cricket in Bangladesh, reflecting the BCB&rsquo;s continued commitment to expanding opportunities and strengthening the domestic structure for female cricketers.

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According to the board, the first edition of the tournament will run from April 4 to April 14, with matches scheduled to be played in Dhaka and Chattogram. 


Inaugural Women's Bangladesh Premier League to begin April 4 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam and International Cricket Council (ICC) Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday as talks continued over Pakistan&rsquo;s refusal to play India in the ICC Men&rsquo;s T20 World Cup 2026.&nbsp;The meeting was week after the Pakistan government formally announced that the national team would participate in the tournament but would not take the field against India in the February 15 Group A match in Colombo.&nbsp;&ldquo;The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan grants approval to the Pakistan Cricket Team to participate in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026; however, the Pakistan Cricket Team shall not take the field in the match scheduled for February 15, 2026, against India,&rdquo; the government said in a statement posted on its official X account.&nbsp;Pakistan opened their World Cup campaign with a victory over the Netherlands on February 7.&nbsp;According to sources, the ICC delegation led by Khwaja arrived in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore around 4 pm to meet PCB leadership and senior officials in an effort to find a way forward. Aminul Islam&rsquo;s presence in the discussions highlighted broader regional concerns surrounding the tournament.&nbsp;The ICC has urged the Pakistan board to reconsider its position. &ldquo;We hope the PCB will consider the significant and long-term implications of this decision and explore a mutually acceptable resolution that protects the interests of all stakeholders,&rdquo; the statement said.&nbsp;The controversy follows an earlier disruption to the tournament after Bangladesh refused to play matches in India over security concerns. The ICC subsequently replaced Bangladesh with Scotland after rejecting Dhaka&rsquo;s request to relocate its fixtures to co-host Sri Lanka.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam and International Cricket Council (ICC) Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday as talks continued over Pakistan’s refusal to play India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

Pakistan, Bangladesh chiefs meet ICC official over India T20 World Cup match

ISLAMABAD: Former Australia all-rounder and Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie deleted a social media post on X after facing abuse for questioning the International Cricket Council&rsquo;s (ICC) decision to replace Bangladesh at the ICC Men&rsquo;s T20 World Cup 2026.&nbsp;Gillespie had asked why Bangladesh were not allowed to play their matches outside India, as had been permitted in previous ICC tournaments. In his now-deleted post, he wrote: &ldquo;Has there been an explanation from the ICC why Bangladesh could not play their games outside of India?&rdquo; Drawing comparisons with past ICC events, Gillespie pointed to what he described as inconsistency in the governing body&rsquo;s approach.&nbsp;&ldquo;From memory, India refused to play Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, and they were allowed to play those games outside of Pakistan. Can someone make this make sense?&rdquo; <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 802px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2015312948873556044&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=92f6202c4d95765916e7e6012632060f0f36d306&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px"></iframe></div></div>&nbsp;Following the deletion, several fans tagged Gillespie for clarification. He responded that he removed the post due to abuse. &ldquo;Because I got abused for asking a simple question, that&rsquo;s why,&rdquo; he wrote. The ICC announced on Jan. 24 that S<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/scotland-replace-bangladesh-in-t20-world-cup-2026-after-icc-decision" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">cotland would replace Bangladesh</a>&nbsp;at the T20 World Cup, scheduled in India and Sri Lanka from Feb. 7 to March 8.&nbsp;The governing body said the decision followed the Bangladesh Cricket Board&rsquo;s request to move its matches from India to Sri Lanka, which was denied, citing the absence of any credible or verifiable security threat.&nbsp;Scotland will open their campaign against the West Indies on Feb. 7 in Kolkata, face Italy on February 9, and England on Feb. 14. Their final group match against Nepal is scheduled in Mumbai on Feb. 17.

Drawing comparisons with past ICC events, Gillespie points to what he described as inconsistency in the governing body’s approach.

Former Australia great Gillespie faces backlash over Bangladesh T20 World Cup exclusion

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket chiefs have reopened the door for ex-captain Shakib Al Hasan&#39;s return, a star player but who was also a lawmaker in the former ruling party overthrown in a 2024 uprising.&nbsp;Shakib&#39;s links to ousted leader Sheikh Hasina made him a target of public anger, and he was among dozens facing murder investigations for a deadly police crackdown on protesters.&nbsp;The all-rounder announced his retirement from international cricket in 2024, but said he would like to reverse that decision last month.&nbsp;Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) senior official Amzad Hossain said he could play again.&nbsp;&quot;The board has taken a unanimous decision that if Shakib Al Hasan&#39;s availability, fitness and accessibility allow it, and if he can be present at the venue where matches are played, then the board and the selection panel will consider him for the national team,&quot; Hossain told reporters late Saturday.&nbsp;He added that the BCB would issue Shakib no-objection certificates (NOC) to play in overseas leagues.&nbsp;&quot;If he wants to participate in other global tournaments, the board will provide him NOC as required,&quot; Amzad added. Shakib had earlier apologised for remaining silent during the student-led uprising but defended his decision to serve the regime that it toppled. Bangladesh cricket is reeling from being kicked out of next month&#39;s T20 World Cup, after the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday replaced Bangladesh with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/scotland-replace-bangladesh-in-t20-world-cup-2026-after-icc-decision" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland</a>. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/bangladesh-will-not-come-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-bcb" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">BCB had refused to send its players to India</a>&nbsp;and pleaded for games to be shifted to co-host Sri Lanka. The dispute between New Delhi and Dhaka erupted this month when the Indian cricket board ordered the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh fast bowler&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/india-drops-bangladeshi-star-from-ipl-amid-political-pressure" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mustafizur Rahman</a>. The ICC said it had found no credible security threat to Bangladesh in India, but the BCB said the matter was beyond their control. &quot;This is a government decision taken on security grounds,&quot; Amzad said. &quot;Because of that, there was nothing more we could do.&quot; Shakib was playing in a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Canada when Hasina&#39;s government collapsed, and he has not returned to Bangladesh since. The left-arm allrounder has played 71 Tests, 247 one-day internationals and 129 Twenty20s for Bangladesh, taking a combined 712 wickets.

BCB senior official Amzad Hossain says Shakib could play again; adds the board will issue him NOC to play in overseas leagues.

He added that the BCB would issue Shakib no-objection certificates (NOC) to play in overseas leagues.


Bangladesh says star cricketer Shakib can return

ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland in the ICC Men&rsquo;s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to begin on Feb. 7 in India and Sri Lanka.&nbsp;The decision comes after the ICC issued a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/bangladesh-will-not-come-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-bcb" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">24-hour deadline</a>&nbsp;to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) earlier this week. With no resolution emerging within the stipulated time, the global cricket body confirmed the change on Saturday. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi strictly opposed the decision saying, &quot;Bangladesh is a key stakeholder in international cricket and must not be subjected to any form of injustice.&quot; Naqvi said, &quot;No country can dictate terms to another,&quot; he added, &quot;all cricketing nations should be treated equally.&quot; &quot;Bangladesh must play in the world cup at all costs, there should be no double standards&quot; As a result, Scotland will now feature in Group C of the tournament&rsquo;s preliminary stage. The team is set to open its campaign against the West Indies on Feb. 7, followed by matches against Italy on Feb. 9 and England on Feb. 14 in Kolkata. Scotland will then travel to Mumbai to face Nepal on Feb. 17.&nbsp;More details are expected as the ICC and participating boards issue further statements.

Decision comes after the ICC issued a 24-hour deadline to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) earlier this week

Scotland replace Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2026 after ICC decision

DHAKA:&nbsp;Bangladesh will not travel to India to play in next month&#39;s T20 World Cup, its cricket board said on Thursday, effectively ruling the country out of the tournament. &quot;Our only demand is to play the World Cup &mdash; but not in India,&quot; Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam Bulbul told reporters. The refusal came a day after cricket&#39;s governing body <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/icc-rejects-bangladeshs-plea-to-play-t20-world-cup-matches-outside-india" style="color:#0073e6;">rejected</a> Bangladesh&#39;s plea to play its games in Sri Lanka instead. &quot;There is no scope for changing our decision,&quot; said Asif Nazrul, an adviser for youth and sports issues in Bangladesh&#39;s interim government. The T20 World Cup begins on February 7, with Bangladesh scheduled to play their four group matches in the Indian cities of Kolkata and Mumbai. The row between the neighboring nations erupted on January 3 when the Indian cricket board ordered the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/india-drops-bangladeshi-star-from-ipl-amid-political-pressure" style="color:#0073e6;">release</a> Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. Mustafizur&#39;s removal from the IPL followed online outrage by right-wing Indian Hindus who invoked alleged attacks on a fellow community in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. Dhaka maintains that the Indian media had exaggerated the scale of the violence. The sport&#39;s global governing body said on Wednesday it had &quot;engaged with the BCB in sustained and constructive dialogue&quot; to ensure Bangladesh could participate in the tournament, but added that those efforts had been &quot;rebuffed.&quot; The International Cricket Council (ICC) said &quot;independent security assessments, comprehensive venue-level security plans and formal assurances from the host authorities&quot; found there was &quot;no credible or verifiable threat to the safety&quot; of the Bangladesh team. &#39;Lose a huge audience&#39;&nbsp;However, Nazrul said Bangladesh&#39;s security concerns &quot;did not arise from speculation or theoretical analysis.&quot; &quot;They arose from a real incident &mdash; where one of our country&#39;s top players was forced to bow to extremists, and the Indian cricket board asked him to leave India,&quot; he said. Bangladesh will hold elections during the World Cup, its first since a mass uprising in 2024 toppled then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a close ally of New Delhi. Political relations have since soured between Bangladesh and India, where Hasina fled after she was ousted. There are wider issues for India, which is preparing to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, that are seen as a stepping stone for its ambitions to host the 2036 Olympics. &quot;Bangladesh is a cricket-loving nation. If a country of nearly 200 million people misses the World Cup, the ICC will lose a huge audience,&quot; the BCB&#39;s Bulbul said. &quot;Cricket is entering the Olympics in 2028, Brisbane in 2032, and India is bidding for 2036. Excluding a major cricket-loving country like Bangladesh would be a failure.&quot; Bangladesh&#39;s appeal to the ICC was not without precedent, with India&#39;s arch-enemy Pakistan to play all its games in Sri Lanka. That deal was struck after India, a financial and administrative powerhouse within cricket, refused to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy and played its matches in Dubai instead. However, the ICC said a year later, a similar shift was impossible for Bangladesh. &quot;There are many precedents worldwide where matches have been moved to other venues due to security risks,&quot; Bangladesh&#39;s Nazrul said. ICC sources told AFP this week that Bangladesh could be replaced by Scotland, the highest-ranked team that did not qualify outright for the World Cup.

ICC sources report that Scotland could replace Bangladesh, the highest-ranked team that did not qualify outright for the World Cup; refusal came a day after cricket's governing body rejected Bangladesh's plea to play its games in Sri Lanka instead.

Bangladesh refuse to go to India for T20 World Cup

ISLAMABAD: Bangladesh faces a January 21 deadline to decide whether it will travel to India for the 2026 ICC Men&rsquo;s T20 World Cup, as the Jay Shah-led International Cricket Council (ICC) shows little willingness to accommodate&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/jay-shahled-icc-refuses-to-shift-bangladesh-matches-out-of-india-report" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dhaka&rsquo;s security concerns</a> &mdash; a stance that contrasts sharply with past exceptions granted to India and Pakistan.&nbsp;According to ESPNcricinfo, the ICC conveyed the deadline to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) during meetings held in Dhaka on Saturday, the second such engagement between the two sides in a week.&nbsp;While the BCB has reiterated its desire to participate in the tournament, it has maintained that Bangladesh should play its matches outside India due to security concerns. Sri Lanka, a co-host of the World Cup, was proposed as an alternative venue.&nbsp;The ICC, apparently under Indian influence, has rejected any&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/bangladesh-say-will-not-play-t20-world-cup-matches-if-in-india" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">change to the schedule</a>&nbsp;or group allocations, leaving Bangladesh with a stark choice: play in India or risk exclusion from the tournament.&nbsp;Bangladesh is placed in Group C and is scheduled to play its opening match against West Indies in Kolkata on February 7, followed by two more matches at the same venue and a final group game in Mumbai.&nbsp;The ICC has also turned down a request to swap Bangladesh with Ireland, whose group matches are scheduled in Sri Lanka. Although an independent security advisory categorised India&rsquo;s overall threat level as &ldquo;medium to high,&rdquo; the ICC has insisted there is no specific threat to the Bangladesh team.&nbsp;The ICC&rsquo;s rigid stance toward Bangladesh contrasts with its flexibility in similar situations involving India. During the ICC Champions Trophy, India refused to travel to Pakistan, prompting the ICC to relocate India&rsquo;s matches to Dubai. Pakistan, too, is going to play World Cup matches at a neutral venue, i.e., Sri Lanka, due to security-related concerns. BCCI, BCB at loggerheads&nbsp;The current impasse began on Jan. 4 and has stretched nearly three weeks. Sources said the ICC would await the BCB&rsquo;s final response, but is prepared to replace Bangladesh with Scotland if Dhaka refuses to travel to India.&nbsp;Tensions escalated after the Kolkata Knight Riders, acting on instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), dropped Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad without providing a reason. The Bangladesh government subsequently banned the broadcast of the Indian Premier League, and the BCB formally notified the ICC of its refusal to play World Cup matches in India.&nbsp;The controversy has renewed debate over India&rsquo;s growing influence within global cricket governance. ICC Chairman Jay Shah, a former BCCI secretary, is the son of India&rsquo;s Home Minister Amit Shah &mdash; a connection critics say raises serious questions about the neutrality of decisions affecting member nations.

Bangladesh is placed in Group C and is scheduled to play its opening match against West Indies in Kolkata on February 7, followed by two more matches at the same venue and a final group game in Mumbai.

Jay Shah-led ICC pressures Bangladesh: Play in India or miss T20 WC

ISLAMABAD:&nbsp;The International Cricket Council (ICC), chaired by Jay Shah, has reportedly rejected a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to shift Bangladesh&rsquo;s matches out of India for the upcoming ICC Men&rsquo;s T20 World Cup. Shah, who assumed charge as ICC chair in August 2024, previously served as secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is the son of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: oklch(0.985 0.002 247.839); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, the decision was conveyed to the BCB during a virtual meeting on Tuesday, where the ICC informed the Bangladesh board that it would not consider relocating the fixtures.&nbsp; The governing body is also understood to have warned that Bangladesh would have to travel to India to play the tournament or risk forfeiting points. However, the BCB has denied receiving any such ultimatum, stating that the ICC has relayed no formal communication to that effect. Neither the ICC nor the BCCI has issued an official statement on the outcome of Tuesday&rsquo;s meeting, which was convened after the BCB wrote to the ICC on Sunday requesting it to &ldquo;consider&rdquo; moving Bangladesh&rsquo;s matches outside India. Last week, the BCB said&nbsp;it had &quot;formally requested&quot; the ICC&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/bangladesh-say-will-not-play-t20-world-cup-matches-if-in-india" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">shift their games to Sri Lanka</a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: oklch(0.985 0.002 247.839); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&quot;The Board of Directors resolved that the Bangladesh National Team will not travel to India for the tournament under the current conditions,&quot; a BCB statement read. The development comes less than a month before the 20-team T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held across India and Sri Lanka from Feb. 7 to March 8.&nbsp; Bangladesh, placed in Group C, are set to play their first three matches in Kolkata, against the West Indies on Feb. 7, Italy on Feb. 9, and England on Feb. 14, before facing Nepal in Mumbai on Feb. 17. The BCB&rsquo;s concerns reportedly stem from a recent decision by the BCCI to instruct IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/india-drops-bangladeshi-star-from-ipl-amid-political-pressure" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman,</a>&nbsp;who was bought at the December auction for INR 9.2 crore (about $1.02 million).&nbsp;The decision was confirmed to the media by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, though no reason was provided for the release. It remains unclear who was involved in the decision, as the IPL Governing Council is understood not to have convened to discuss the matter. Mustafizur was the only Bangladesh player selected at the 2026 IPL auction.

Warns that Bangladesh would have to travel to India to play the tournament or risk forfeiting points.

Jay Shah-led ICC refuses to shift Bangladesh matches out of India: Report

ISLAMABAD: Bangladesh will host Pakistan men&rsquo;s cricket team for a full international tour in 2026, according to state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).&nbsp;The tour will feature three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), as many Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and two Test matches.&nbsp;The T20Is and ODIs series will take place after the ICC T20 World Cup, while the two Tests will form part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle.&nbsp;The exact schedule and match venues for all series are yet to be announced.&nbsp;The announcement came as part of a broader reveal of Bangladesh&rsquo;s packed home season, which will include four Tests, 12 ODIs and nine T20Is against various international opponents.&nbsp;As per the schedule, New Zealand will tour Bangladesh in April-May for three ODIs and three T20Is. Australia and India are also set to visit later in the year, in June and August-September respectively, with each team playing three ODIs and three T20Is.&nbsp;The home season will conclude with a two-Test series against the West Indies in October-November, preceded by a three-day warm-up match. In addition, Sri Lanka A will tour Bangladesh in May for two four-day matches and three one-day games.

The tour includes three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), as many Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and two Test matches.

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