India, Jan. 29 -- Sri Lanka Cricket has finally spoken out on why it maintained a studied silence during the standoff between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier this month. The dispute arose after Bangladesh remained adamant about not sending its team to India for the T20 World Cup, citing security concerns, and sought an alternate venue, with Sri Lanka emerging as a potential option. However, the ICC rejected the request and later removed Bangladesh from the tournament, replacing them with Scotland.

Speaking to AFP, Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Bandula Dissanayake said the board chose not to intervene in the ICC-BCB matter to avoid being drawn into regional disputes.

"In these disputes...