Overview
- Following a Jan. 13 video conference, the BCB said its stance is unchanged and again asked to relocate its matches to venues outside India.
- The ICC urged Bangladesh to reconsider, pointing to independent assessments that rate overall risk in India as low to moderate with no direct threats identified.
- Organizers indicated limited scope for venue changes because operations, venues, and logistics for the India–Sri Lanka co-hosted event are already set.
- Under the published itinerary, Bangladesh are due to face West Indies, Italy, and England in Kolkata on Feb. 7, 9, and 14 before playing Nepal in Mumbai on Feb. 17.
- Tensions escalated after the BCCI directed KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman and Bangladesh banned IPL broadcasts, while the ICC rejected public claims that its security note supported a venue shift.