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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reacted to accusations of rejecting accreditation applications from Bangladesh journalists for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. The ICC has said that such a decision was taken after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had claimed that India is “unsafe” for their players, journalists and fans.
The BCB, while speaking to the Daily Star, confirmed that 150 Bangladesh journalists had applied to the ICC for accreditation to cover the T20 World Cup that starts on 7 February, but none of them have been approved.
“As far as I know, all Bangladeshi journalists were rejected. Around 130 to 150 journalists applied this year, but none received accreditation,” BCB media committee head Amzad Hossain said.
ICC reacts to Bangladesh journalists’ accusation
Reacting to the accusations, an ICC official told NDTV that such a harsh step was taken by the global body because Bangladesh government has been continuously saying that India is unsafe for them to travel.
“They have not been given visas or accreditation because the government kept saying it is unsafe to come to India,” an ICC official told NDTV.
Meanwhile, Rana Abbas, the Sports Editor of Aajker Patrika in Bangladesh, told NDTV that it is an unfortunate decision by the ICC and against the established tradition.
“Such an incident has never happened in Bangladesh before. Bangladeshi journalists have covered ICC events since before the country’s first World Cup appearance in 1999, including high-profile matches like India vs Pakistan, even when played in India. Never before have all correspondents been rejected in this manner. In the history of ICC events, this is unprecedented and deeply unfortunate.
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View All“I would say this is extremely sad. In global sport, even journalists from non-participating countries are usually accommodated-FIFA is a clear example. This issue risks setting a damaging precedent and could also affect coverage of matches in Sri Lanka,” he said.
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