Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday said it accepted the ICC's decision to replace its national team with Scotland in next month’s T20 World Cup, saying there is nothing more they could do now. The ICC on Saturday confirmed that Scotland will replace Bangladesh in the next month’s T20 World Cup to be jointly held in India and Sri Lanka. We fully respect the ICC Board, and the Board’s majority decision was that the match cannot be relocated,” he said. Since the ICC did not respond, there is not much we can do because this is the government’s decision. "Due to security concerns, playing in India is not safe for us, and that is why this decision has been taken,” he added.

Source: The Telegraph January 24, 2026 18:29 UTC