The Indian government has assured a warm welcome to all the teams participating in the T20 World Cup 2026, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. However, in concern with the Bangladesh issue, the Indian government is in contact with the BCCI and will react to the Bangladesh situation “as and when desired.”

As per the Times of India report, Bangladesh’s decision to pull out of the T20 World Cup or relocate its matches would remain “entirely its own,” and “the first call must be taken by Dhaka.”

“Once their government makes the stand clear or takes a final decision, only then will Indian authorities react. The situation is different with Pakistan. There is a specific sports policy for them. India will not engage in any bilateral sports with Pakistan anywhere in the world.

Nor will teams across sporting disciplines travel to each other’s nations for one-on-one events. The BCCI and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have their own understanding of playing at neutral venues even in multilateral sports events,” sources told the Times of India.

“As for the Bangladesh cricket team, there will be full security measures in place. The government's stand has always been that of welcoming every nation coming here to participate. The ball is in their court, whether they want to come or not. The decision is entirely theirs,” sources added.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), as reported by PTI on Thursday, has issued a second email to the ICC, outlining its worries about traveling to India for the T20 World Cup while repeating its appeal for a change of venue to Sri Lanka.

“Following discussions with sports ministry advisor Asif Nazrul, the BCB has once again sent a communication to the ICC. The ICC wanted to know areas of concern with regard to security, and BCB has cited them,” a source close to the BCB told PTI.

As of now, the ICC hasn’t given any indication that it will shift venues.