Tamim Iqbal admits Bangladesh could have handled T20 World Cup issue better

Tamim Iqbal admits Bangladesh could have handled T20 World Cup issue better

Tamim Iqbal said Bangladesh should have negotiated better before withdrawing from the 2026 T20 World Cup. He also said sports should not always be dragged into politics and remains hopeful about India's tour.

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Bangladesh Cricket Board president Tamim Iqbal has admitted that the country could have handled the T20 World Cup issue better, saying the negotiations surrounding their withdrawal from the tournament reached a "point of no return" too early. Bangladesh pulled out of the 2026 T20 World Cup, citing security concerns after Mustafizur Rahman was released by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the Indian Premier League. The decision came amid heightened tensions between Bangladesh and India. Tamim, however, believes Bangladesh should have approached the situation differently and negotiated more carefully. "I feel that we could have negotiated the thing much better. Look, Mustafizur's issue was obviously something that the whole country was disappointed with. And I say today as well, I said that day too, it should never have happened. This was in no way the right thing to do, this should never ...

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