Finally ICC Throwing Out Bangladesh From World Cup

Bangladesh Team is Throwing Out of T-20 World Cup 2026.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has excluded Bangladesh from the upcoming T20 World Cup and included Scotland. Report by Cricbuzz, the decision was officially taken today (Saturday). ICC has ended the ongoing uncertainty over Bangladesh’s participation in the tournament, which will begin in India and Sri Lanka on 7th February.

It was inevitable after the ICC gave the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) a 24-hour deadline a couple of days back, and on Saturday (January 24) finally cracked the whip. The ICC Chief Executive Officer officially stated in a letter that some of Bangladesh’s demands are not consistent with ICC policies.

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The letter said that the BCB did not comply with the ICC Board’s decision and in this situation there was no option but to invite another country instead of Bangladesh. Accordingly, Scotland was invited to participate in the T-20 World Cup. A copy of the letter has also been sent to BCB President Aminul Islam.

Along with the letter excluding Bangladesh, the ICC has sent a separate letter to the Scotland Cricket Board formally inviting them. However, no response has been received from Cricket Scotland till the time of writing this report.

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Why Scotland, and what it means?

Scotland have been given a place in the World Cup instead of Bangladesh based on their performance in recent ICC tournaments. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, they finished tied with England in Group B but trailed in third place on net run rate.

In the 2022 T20 World Cup, they beat West Indies in the group stage but ultimately failed to make it to the Super Twelve. And in the 2021 World Cup, Scotland topped the group stage by defeating Bangladesh and made it to the Super Twelve.

Scotland will be in Group C as an alternative to Bangladesh. They will play West Indies (February 7), Italy (February 9) and England (February 14) in Kolkata, before travelling to Mumbai to take on Nepal on February 17.

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