India, Jan. 19 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday denied receiving any sort of deadline from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take a final call on its participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Ever since the release of Mustafizur Rahman by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the BCB has been adamant in their demand not to play the 20-team tournament in India, asking the apex body to shift their matches to Sri Lanka. Neither BCB nor ICC has relented in their stance, and according to ESPNcricinfo, the latter informed the Bangladesh board of the January 21 deadline during discussions in Dhaka over the weekend.

The BCB has repeatedly said there are security concerns about its team travelling to India for the tournament, se...