Bangladesh Cricket crisis deepens: BPL boycott to BCB-ICC standoff to Mustafizur Rahman row – What has happened so far?

The crisis in Bangladesh Cricket deepened after cricketers boycott the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match between Chittagong Royals and Noakhali Express on Thursday. The player’s boycott came as a protest against the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Director and Finance Committee Chairman M Nazmul Islam following his controversial remarks on the national team cricketers. Led…

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Bangladesh’s Sharfuddoula officiates during IND vs NZ 1st ODI amid T20 World Cup row; BCB says ‘There is no authority…’

Amid Bangladesh’s concern for player safety in India during next month’s T20 World Cup, umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat is freely officiating in the first ODI between India and New Zealand on Sunday at the BCA stadium in Vadodara, raising quite a few eyebrows. Sharfuddoula was the third umpire for the contest. Much like the…

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Did ICC reject Bangladesh Cricket Board’s plea to shift T20 World Cup matches outside India? Here’s what the report says

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly rejected Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) request for shift in venues for the next month’s T20 World Cup 2026. The BCB’s request to ICC came after fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was removed from upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) following an order from the BCCI. According to a…

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