New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday rejected the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) request to move matches out of India for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The ICC confirmed the T20 World Cup 2026 will proceed as scheduled, with Bangladesh's matches to be played in India.

The decision was taken following an ICC Board meeting on Wednesday via video conference, which was convened to discuss the way forward after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had asked that its matches be moved out of India to Sri Lanka, as per the ICC website.

The T20 World Cup will kick off on February 7. Bangladesh are scheduled to kick off their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign on February 7 against two-time champions West I...