USD $10–15 Million: The Number Looming Over Bangladesh Cricket Amid the T20 World Cup Boycott

Key Highlights

• And as things stand from a Bangladeshi point of view, they stand to lose much more than they thought they would gain.
• A future that hangs by a piece of thread.
• Having already put their participation in jeopardy by asking the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift their matches out of India to Sri Lanka due to security concerns, which is more of a reality in Bangladesh than India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) didn't help their cause in the argument.
• So, it wasn't much of a surprise that the ICC rejected the request, after a confirmation by independent security assessments that found no credible evidence of any security threat in India for their team.
• That left Bangladesh with little room to manoeuvre, and with time running out, they had to take a call - play in India or get replaced. Now that the decision has already been made until something changes dramatically in the next couple of days, the number that can be concerning for Bangladesh cricket's modern economy can be zeroed down to the extent of USD $10–15 million.