India, Jan. 4 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will write to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to request that its T20 World Cup matches be relocated from India to Sri Lanka. The body has taken the decision after pacer Mustafizur Rahman was released by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from their Indian Premier League (IPL) squad at the order of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Indian cricket board issued a directive to the three-time champions due to the current political situation and recent developments in Bangladesh.

Multiple incidents of Hindus being killed in Bangladesh have been reported, and this has led the relations to become strained between the two countries. The last few days saw KKR and co-owner Sh...