The conflict between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will impact the pockets of Bangladeshi cricketers. Many players have Indian sponsors, some of whom have already pulled out of deals, and others are pondering whether to continue.
Bangladesh players to lose money
Earlier this week, it was reported that Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) Sports will pull the bat sponsorships for Bangladesh players. T20 World Cup captain Litton Kumar Das, Yasir Rabbi, and former Test captain Mominul Haque would be affected if that happens.
Sareen Sports Industries (SS) had already cancelled the contracts of a few Bangladeshi cricketers after political tension between India and Bangladesh rose in 2025. Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, and Nasir Hossain are still believed to have a deal with SS.
“Their sponsorship contracts were coming up for renewal. That process has been slowed down amidst the current heightened political and cricketing tensions between India and Bangladesh. In fact, another leading Indian sports equipment manufacturing company, Sareen Sports Industries (SS), had cancelled the sponsorship contracts of four or five top Bangladesh cricketers last year, when trouble began in Bangladesh. However, things may change if the relations improve between the two countries,” a source told the Times of India.
Cricket community to take a hit in Bangladesh?
But it’s not just Bangladesh players who’ll be affected. The entire cricket community in Bangladesh will take a hit. Several Indian cricket equipment and apparel companies have used Bangladesh as their manufacturing facility. They might pull out if the conflict continues, which will affect the cricket community in Bangladesh.
“It’s not just about player contracts not being renewed for now. The political instability and uncertain times in Bangladesh has meant that SG has stopped the distribution of its cricket equipment in Bangladesh since the last six months. In fact, there used to be a lot of sports apparel which used to be manufactured in Bangladesh’s factories and then supplied to SG and other sports equipment manufacturers in India. That supply line too has dried up for the past year or so,” the source added.
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