India, Jan. 21 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) 24 to 48 hours to reach a final decision on its participation in the T20 World Cup in India, but the latter remains hopeful that the apex cricket body will fulfil its demand. On Wednesday, the ICC held a meeting with all full member nations, during which voting took place. It was decided that the original schedule of the 20-team tournament would not be changed, and that Bangladesh would be required to visit India to feature in the competition.

Ever since the first week of January, the BCB have been adamant about not playing in India, asking the ICC to shift their matches to Sri Lanka. However, ICC refused to do so, saying there is no se...