{"id":435496,"date":"2026-01-25T00:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/435496\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T00:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:42:10","slug":"scotland-replaces-bangladesh-icc-security-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/435496\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland replaces Bangladesh, ICC security standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scotland will replace Bangladesh<\/a> in the upcoming T20 World Cup<\/a>, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially withdrew from the tournament.<\/p>\n

The decision comes just two weeks before the February 7 start date, following the BCB’s refusal to play their scheduled matches in India<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scotland secures the vacant spot as the highest-ranked team that had not yet qualified.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/p>\n

The Bangladesh team stands for the national anthems ahead of their 2024 T20 World Cup super eight clash against Afghanistan.\u00a0Darrian Traynor\/ICC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The move has left cricket legends and experts baffled.<\/p>\n

Former Australian international cricketer Jason Gillespie accused the ICC of a double standard regarding how it handles security concerns from different nations.<\/p>\n

“Has there been an explanation from the ICC [as to] why Bangladesh could not play their games outside of India?,” he wrote on X.<\/p>\n

“From memory, India refused to play Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, and they were allowed to play those games outside of Pakistan.<\/p>\n

“Can someone make this make sense?!?!.”<\/p>\n

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi agreed, criticising the ICC for failing to provide a level playing field for all member nations.<\/p>\n

“As a former international cricketer who has played in Bangladesh and in ICC events, I’m deeply disappointed by today’s ICC’s inconsistency,” he wrote on X.<\/p>\n

“It accepted India’s security concerns for not touring Pakistan in 2025, yet appears unwilling to apply the same understanding to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

“Consistency and fairness are the foundation of global cricket governance. Bangladesh’s players and millions of its fans deserve respect – not mixed standards.<\/p>\n

“The ICC should build bridges, not burn them.”<\/p>\n

The BCB had sought to relocate its fixtures from India to co-hosts Sri Lanka, expressing security concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected the request, stating that independent security assessments found no credible or verifiable security threat to the team, officials or supporters in India.<\/p>\n

“The ICC’s assessments concluded that there was no credible or verifiable security threat to the Bangladesh national team, officials or supporters in India,” the ICC said in a statement on Sunday (AEDT).<\/p>\n

“In light of these findings, and after careful consideration of the broader implications, the ICC determined that it was not appropriate to amend the published event schedule.<\/p>\n

The governing body emphasised the importance of “preserving the integrity and sanctity of the tournament schedule” and avoiding precedents that could undermine the fairness of global events.<\/p>\n

Following a meeting on Wednesday, the ICC gave the BCB a 24-hour ultimatum to confirm their participation as scheduled.<\/p>\n

\"Bangladesh<\/p>\n

Bangladesh\u2019s Najmul Hossain Shanto during a group stage match at the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.\u00a0AP<\/p>\n

The withdrawal was finalised after the BCB failed to meet this deadline, with the ICC moving forward with a replacement.<\/p>\n

Scotland will take Bangladesh’s spot in Group C alongside England, the West Indies, Nepal and Italy.<\/p>\n

Currently ranked 14th in the world, Scotland sits ahead of seven nations already competing, including Namibia, the USA and Italy.<\/p>\n

The Scottish squad is now preparing for an opening-day fixture against the West Indies in Kolkata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scotland will replace Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 World Cup, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially withdrew…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-435496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cricket","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}