Bangladesh’s last hope crushed as ICC rejects appeal via Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) on T20 WC

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) tried one last time to get the International Cricket Council (ICC) to move their T20 World Cup 2026 matches from India to Sri Lanka.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appealed to the ICC’s Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), hoping for a legal way to shift their matches to Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup 2026 fight finaly ends

But the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) will not reportedly hear their case. The rules clearly say it cannot act as an appeal against any ICC decision, which means Bangladesh has no legal option to force the T20 World Cup 2026 matches to move out of India.

The T20 World Cup 2026 will go on as planned in India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh must now decide either send their team to India under ICC security or miss the tournament entirely.

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The @BCBtigers appeal to @ICC ‘s Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) won’t even be up for Hearing as it is beyond Committee’s Remit.
Why
As per clause 1.3 of Terms of Reference of DRC: “The Committee shall not operate as an appeal body…

— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) January 23, 2026