{"id":8162,"date":"2026-01-10T13:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8162"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:43:47","slug":"bangladesh-cricket-affected-by-off-field-tensions-ahead-of-t20-world-cup-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8162","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh cricket \u2018affected\u2019 by off-field tensions ahead of T20 World Cup | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Bangladesh Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has spoken of the pressure on teammates as T20 World Cup looms in India.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 10 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">10 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Bangladesh cricketers are often \u200cforced to mask the impact of controversies in the build-up to and \u200dat major tournaments, \u200ddespite how the external noise affects them, Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has said.<\/p>\n<p>Uncertainty looms over Bangladesh\u2019s participation in the Twenty20 World Cup following a request by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to the International Cricket Council to move \u2060their World Cup matches out of India over safety concerns.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t got a good \u200bresult in any World Cup. We had a good opportunity last time [at \u200dthe 2024 T20 World Cup], but we couldn\u2019t do it,\u201d Shanto said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will notice that before every World Cup, there\u2019s some incident that takes place. As a player who \u200dhas played one \u2060or two of these tournaments, I can tell you that it affects us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we act as if nothing affects us since we are professional cricketers. Even you know that it affects us. It is not easy. It is better if these things didn\u2019t happen. I think the players still try to keep all things aside to perform well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh, who have never won a \u200bWorld Cup title, are scheduled to play three World Cup \u200cmatches in Kolkata next month.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions have heightened in recent weeks between Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds protested near Bangladesh\u2019s High Commission in New Delhi last month after a Hindu factory worker was beaten and \u200cset on fire in Bangladesh\u2019s Mymensingh district over allegations he insulted the Prophet Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p>According to several Indian media reports, the \u200cICC told Bangladesh they must play in India, which \u2060is co-hosting the February 7-March 8 event with Sri Lanka, or forfeit the matches.<\/p>\n<p>However, the BCB dismissed claims of any ultimatum as \u201ccompletely false\u201d, saying it intended to work with the ICC for a mutually acceptable \u200csolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would also add that this thing is beyond our control,\u201d said Shanto, who has not been included in the T20 World Cup squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWherever we play the World Cup \u200d, ultimately I would think that the players have to act like nothing is bothering them, and they can do well for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has spoken of the pressure on teammates as T20 World Cup looms in India. 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