Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Bangladesh's sports advisor Asif Nazrul lauded the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)'s move to not send their men's senior cricket team to India for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup this year.

BCB has decided not to send its senior men's cricket team to India for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in India following a directors' meeting on Sunday, the Daily Star reported. This comes after pacer Mustafizur Rahman was released from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after being "instructed" by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to do so. The bowler's inclusion in the KKR roster received immense criticism amid atrocities against religious minorities in Bangladesh.

Mustafizur was picked up by the Kolkata-based franchi...