The International Cricket Council (ICC) has replaced Bangladesh with Scotland in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 over Dhaka’s refusal to send team to India for the mega event, ESPNcricinfo reported on Saturday.
The development comes amid the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) row with the ICC where Dhaka has refused to play their matches in India, citing safety concerns following soured political relations between the neighbours, and demanded to play them in Sri Lanka, which is co-hosting the tournament, instead.
Political relations have soured between Dhaka and New Delhi in recent times, and cricket has been affected too. Bangladesh player Mustafizur Rahman was dropped from this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) despite signing with its Kolkata franchise.
Dhaka then responded by banning IPL broadcasts in the country and demanding to play their World Cup matches in Sri Lanka.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
