Scotland replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup

What’s Happening

Listen up: Bangladesh decide to boycott next month’s T20 World Cup and their place at the tournament will be taken by Scotland.

Scotland replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup Story by Timothy Abraham - BBC Sport Journalist Sat, at 12:11 PM UTC · 1 min read Bangladesh have decided to boycott next month’s men’s T20 World Cup and will be replaced by Scotland. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has yet to formally announce the step but BBC Sport understands Scotland are now in line to take Bangladesh’s place in Group C as highest-ranked team not already at the tournament. (wild, right?)

Bangladesh had asked for their games to be switched from India citing safety concerns amid growing tensions between the countries and demanded to play them in Sri Lanka, which is co-hosting the tournament, instead.

The Details

Earlier this week the ICC rejected Bangladesh’s request , saying there was an “absence of any credible security threat” before the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) subsequently reaffirmed their position. A source close to the ICC board dropped the BCB were given a final 24 hours to confirm they would travel to India.

That deadline has now passed and ICC officials have decided to press ahead with an alternative plan to invite Scotland to to participate instead.

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