Former Australian participant Jason Gillespie addresses a press convention in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. — Reuters/File
Former Australia all-rounder Jason Gillespie deleted a publish on X after being “abused” for questioning the ICC’s resolution to switch Bangladesh within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup.
Gillespie had taken to social media to hunt readability over the ICC’s resolution, asking why Bangladesh weren’t permitted to play their matches exterior India, much like preparations made in earlier ICC tournaments.
Nonetheless, the 50-year-old later deleted the publish, sparking hypothesis amongst followers.
“Has there been an explanation from the ICC why Bangladesh could not play their games outside of India?” Gillespie wrote within the now-deleted publish on X.
Drawing comparisons with previous ICC occasions, the previous Pakistan red-ball head coach pointed to what he described as inconsistency within the governing physique’s method.
“From memory, India refused to play Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, and they were allowed to play those games outside of Pakistan. Can someone make this make sense?” he added.
“Because I got abused for asking a simple question, that’s why,” Gillespie wrote.
Earlier, on January 24, the ICC formally introduced that Scotland will exchange Bangladesh on the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
In a short assertion, the governing physique confirmed that the choice adopted the rejection of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to maneuver their matches from India to Sri Lanka, citing the absence of any credible or verifiable safety risk.
Scotland will start their T20 World Cup 2026 marketing campaign towards the West Indies on February 7 in Kolkata. They will even face Italy on February 9 and England on February 14 within the group stage.
The European aspect will then journey to Mumbai to play Nepal of their remaining Group C fixture on February 17.
