Before Bangladesh THESE 6 teams refused to play at allotted venue in an ICC event

England refused to travel to Zimbabwe and New Zealand decided against going to Kenya. The tournament was hosted in Africa – by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. England’s reason was the then Tony Blair-led govenement’s stance against erstwhile Zimbabwe administration led by Robert Mugabe. The Kiwis, on the other hand, refused to go to Nairobi because of security reasons.