India, Jan. 4 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) may be open to considering a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to shift Bangladesh's T20 World Cup matches out of India, media reports said on Sunday.

While the ICC has not yet taken a formal decision or convened a meeting-Sunday being a non-working day-Cricbuzz reported that the world body is not averse to relocating Bangladesh's fixtures to Sri Lanka, a co-host of the T20 World Cup.

The BCB's move comes in the aftermath of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) releasing Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The decision was reportedly taken during a BCB Board of Directors meeting on Saturday, attended by 17 board member...