India, Jan. 27 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) set the record straight on Tuesday after a few Bangladesh journalists claimed that their accreditation requests were denied by the world body for the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. It is worth mentioning that Bangladesh were shown the door from the 20-team tournament last week after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to travel to India, citing security concerns.

Bangladesh were then replaced by Scotland in Group C. This was the first time any team had been asked to leave the tournament this close to the start of the competition. Days after the dust began to settle, the ICC found itself in another controvers...