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.
According to the report, Scotland has been placed in Group C of the tournament alongside Italy, Nepal, West Indies and England.
The report further said that ICC sent BCB an email on Friday evening informing them of the decision, after the BCB communicated that the Bangladesh government had not granted permission to travel to India for the tournament scheduled to begin on February 7.
Citing its communication with the ICC on Thursday, the report said BCB said it wanted to take the issue to the ICC's Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC).
Bangladesh have 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.
Earlier this week, the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected Bangladesh's demand to shift their matches at next month's T20 World Cup outside India, the governing body said on Wednesday.
"The decision was taken after considering all security assessments conducted, including independent reviews, all of which indicated there was no threat to Bangladesh players, media persons, officials and fans at any of the tournament venues in India," the ICC said in a statement after a board meeting.
"The ICC board noted that it was not feasible to make changes so close to the tournament and that altering the schedule under the circumstances, in the absence of any credible security threat, could set a precedent that would jeopardise the sanctity of future ICC events..."
A day earlier, the BCB wrote another letter to the ICC, requesting that the matter be referred to the ICC’s Dispute Resolution Committee and formally seeking the relocation of its World Cup matches from India.
Previously, the Bangladesh board had categorically stated that it would not reverse its decision to withhold participation in the T20 World Cup under the prevailing circumstances.
However, despite the claims, the ICC has yet to issue an official announcement confirming Scotland’s inclusion in the tournament.