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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has accused ICC of double standards for not treating Bangladesh and Pakistan the same way as it does India.
Bitter rivals India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have been put in the same group in the SAFF U20 Football Championship to be held in Maldives from March 23 to April 3.
The decision follows BCB's refusal to participate in India, impacting the tournament schedule and BCB's finances.
Despite the ICC giving an ultimatum, Bangladesh’s Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul said ‘the security risk regarding playing in India remains unchanged’.
The ICC and the BCB have held multiple discussions on the issue, including a meeting in Dhaka last weekend, but neither side has changed its position.
New Delhi has designated Bangladesh as a “non-family” posting for Indian diplomats
This is the second time in the last five months that India have allowed geo-political tensions in their neighbourhood influence the behaviour on the cricket field.
Bangladesh were cruising towards the revised target when Vihaan was brought into the attack.
Political and cricketing relations between India and Bangladesh are at their lowest point at the moment.
According to unconfirmed reports, the ICC is exploring two venues in south India to hosts Bangladesh though the neighbouring country has refused to play the T20 World Cup in India.
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