New Delhi: Bangladesh Cricket Board and players weren’t keen to play their T20 World Cup matches in India to “protect national dignity”, the country’s sports advisor Asif Nazrul has claimed.

He had earlier hinted at Bangladesh government’s concerns over security as the driving force behind their stance of shifting group games to Sri Lanka.

Nazrul was the focal point of failed negotiations with the International Cricket Council, who drafted in Scotland to replace Bangladesh.

“There is no question of regret (not playing the World Cup). This decision........

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