New Delhi: Cricketers stayed true to their boycott threats against the Bangladesh Cricket Board, as no teams arrived at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the venue for Match 25 of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025-26 between Chattogram Royals and Noakhali Express. The players announced a boycott following controversial comments by Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) finance committee chairman Najmul Islam.

Najmul courted massive controversy by claiming that Tamim Iqbal was an Indian agent, causing uproar by stating that it would be the players who would bear the financial brunt of a pullout from the T20 World Cup 2026, not the cricket board.

“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........

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