ICC Ejects Bangladesh from 2026 T20 World Cup, Scotland Named Replacement

• The ICC has officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
• Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to participate in the tournament according to the published match schedule.
• The BCB's request to move matches from India to Sri Lanka was rejected by the ICC due to no credible security threat.
• Independent security assessments confirmed no verifiable security threat to the Bangladesh team in India.
• Scotland, ranked 14th, was chosen as the next-highest ranked team that missed initial qualification.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh ejected from 2026 T20 World Cup for refusing to play in India; Scotland replaces them.