In the meeting on January 21, the ICC members have given the Bangladesh Cricket Board a timer of 24 hours to decide on their final call for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, the board has decided to invite the national players and the sports advisor Asif Nazrul for a meeting to figure out the team's position regarding their participation in the World Cup The 2026 ICC T20 World Cup will be starting on February 7, hosted by India and co-hosted by Sri Lanka. With BCCI releasing Mustafizur Rahman, BCB decided to move out from India for the World Cup, and that too in the last phase of the logistics. BCB cited security issues and gave as many options as possible, but all were turned down by ICC until they gave a 24-hour cushion to the board. As per reports of Cricbuzz, Asif Nazrul has summoned the national cricketers at a hotel at 3 pm for a meeting. There, they will decide their final call. Cricketers are likely to share their own views before coming to a conclusion. Read also: Rohit Sharma Breaks Silence on Missing T20 World Cup for First Time What options did BCB give? The Bangladesh Cricket Board has been writing to the ICC for a long time to shift their base from India. Even though it primarily serves the board's ego and the overall politics, ICC turned it down all. ICC even countered BCB's fear of security by saying tighter security can handle whatever possible chaos BCB is fearing. ICC had reportedly threatened to forfeit Bangladesh's match points if they do not play in India. BCB later gave an option to swap groups with Ireland. Cricket Ireland not only declined it after an hour, but the ICC reportedly said that Bangladesh either has to play in India or get replaced. Bangladesh is currently at Group C, along with England, Italy, and West Indies. The team is supposed to play three of their matches in Kolkata and one in Mumbai. Ireland, on the other hand is in Group B with Sri Lanka, Australia, Oman and Zimbabwe. ICC not only turned down BCB's claim but also reasoned that a subtle change in the schedule will create chaos at this stage. And the fact that no such security risk is confirmed in India, it might create an "undesirable precedent" for future global events. The global governing body said it has been in constant touch with the BCB over the past few weeks, holding multiple meetings and exchanges to review the event’s security framework. It added that detailed, venue-wise plans were shared, with guarantees of multi-level security involving both central and state law enforcement agencies.