BCB insist no financial hit to board if BD skip T20 WC

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) finance committee chairman Najmul Hossain said on Wednesday that if the men's team were to opt out of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, then it would not result in any financial loss for the board, according to Cricbuzz.

There has been widespread speculation that the BCB could face financial repercussions if it eventually decides not to participate in the World Cup, despite the International Cricket Council (ICC) urging Bangladesh to reconsider its stance after the board conveyed its unwillingness to travel to India due to security concerns.

The request from the BCB came after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) directed IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to release Mustafizur Rahman from their squad amid prevailing political tensions between the two countries.

Najmul Hossain, who recently courted controversy by claiming Tamim Iqbal was an Indian agent, insisted that it would be the players who would bear the financial brunt of a pull out, as they would not receive match fees if Bangladesh do not take part in the tournament. "There will be no loss for the Bangladesh Cricket Board [if we don't take part in the World Cup] as the loss will be for the players," Najmul said. "Up to 2027, our revenue will not be hampered because in the 2022 ICC financial meeting, this was already fixed. Future World Cups or future bilateral or international events may have relevance, for example whether teams will come to us under the FTP. Those are valid questions. But this World Cup does not affect that," he said.

"The players will lose because when they play, they receive a match fee for every match. If someone participates in a match, or becomes man of the match, or has some kind of special performance, then according to ICC rules and match regulations they get what is due to them.