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ICC Excludes Bangladesh from T20 World Cup 2026, Scotland Named Replacement
After the ICC's decision not to relocate the matches, the Bangladesh Cricket Board refused to play in the T20 World Cup and withdrew from the tournament. Following this, the ICC included Scotland in Bangladesh's place.
The International Cricket Council has made a big decision by removing Bangladesh from the 2026 T20 World Cup tournament. The ICC made this announcement on Saturday, and Scotland is to replace Bangladesh in this tournament. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has made its first statement after this decision by the ICC and has accepted it, saying it is helpless about this decision.
The BCB has clearly stated that it had no other option under the current circumstances. In fact, after Bangladesh released fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, citing security reasons, they demanded that their group-stage matches be played in Sri Lanka instead of India. Bangladesh also proposed switching groups with Ireland, but the ICC rejected both proposals.
Subsequently, after refusing to play in the tournament, the Bangladesh Cricket Board also declined to compete in their T20 World Cup fixtures in India and decided to pull out of the tournament. In response, the ICC then included Scotland in the tournament in Bangladesh's stead.
