Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- As the BCB and the ICC continue talks on whether Bangladesh will play their matches at the 2026 T20 World Cup in India amid security concerns, it is worth recalling other occasions when teams opted out of playing ICC events in host nations.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board and the ICC are weighing options regarding Bangladesh's participation in the 2026 T20 World Cup in India, citing safety issues. Below are five past instances in which teams refused to play ICC tournaments in host countries.

1996 ODI World Cup: Australia, West Indies stay away from Sri Lanka

Ahead of the 1996 ODI World Cup, co-host Sri Lanka was facing a civil war, and a bomb blast in Colombo in January-just weeks before the tournament-intensified securi...