The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is currently awaiting formal approval from the Indian government regarding the proposed tour of the Indian men’s cricket team to Bangladesh. A source within the BCCI confirmed that the tour will proceed only after receiving this approval. Discussions are ongoing with the Indian High Commission, with the BCCI emphasizing that the final decision will hinge on government consent. “The tour of Bangladesh will happen after government approval; we are in talks with the High Commissioner. Our talks are ongoing, but the final decision will come after the government’s approval,” the source informed ANI.
The issue came to a head in January when the BCCI asked Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from their Indian Premier League 2026 squad amid violence against minorities in Bangladesh. Mustafizur had been bought by KKR for Rs 9.20 crore at the December 2025 auction and was the only Bangladesh player picked that year. Within days, the BCB decided that its national team would not travel to India for the 2026 T20 World Cup, citing security concerns and advice from the Bangladesh government.
The BCCI source said its relations with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are now stable, and the board is awaiting government approval for the tour. We have not decided on a window for the series yet, but one will be created if we get approval for the same,” the BCCI source said. The BCB said it had sent an email to its Indian counterpart as part of regular communication.
No window has been finalised for the series yet, but one will be created if the government gives the go-ahead. “Our terms with the BCB are okay now, and we are looking for a go-ahead signal from our government. The BCCI later directed KKR to release him. The move drew a strong reaction in Bangladesh. The board also asked the ICC to move Bangladesh’s matches out of India, a request that the ICC declined. In April, the BCB held a meeting in Dhaka, chaired by then-president Aminul Islam Bulbul, to discuss the board’s relations with India. The letter discussed the Indian team’s proposed tour of Bangladesh in September, the Bangladesh women’s team’s tour of India, and further opportunities for cooperation between the BCCI and the BCB.
This comes after a strain in cricketing ties between India and Bangladesh earlier this year.
