Bangladesh's sports advisor, Asif Nazrul, claimed the ICC acknowledged security concerns for the T20 World Cup in India, citing player selection, fan jerseys, and upcoming elections. However, the ICC has strongly refuted these claims, calling them "a complete lie" and "falsehood." ICC sources stated that their independent risk assessments found no specific threat to the Bangladesh team in India, with the overall security risk assessed as low to moderate. Bangladesh has expressed reluctance to tour India, requesting matches be moved, partly following pacer Mustafizur Rahman's IPL release.