Bangladesh Likely To Be Thrown Out Of T20 World Cup 2026, ICC Vows To Replace With Another Team: Report

T20 World Cup 2026: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Wednesday, January 21, chaired a high-level board meeting to decide on the current situation where the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to send their team to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 group stage matches due to security reasons.

The high-level meeting was attended by the ICC chairperson, Jay Shah, and the directors of all full member countries.

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Bangladesh Likely To Be Replaced By Another Team In T20 World Cup 2026

According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, ICC stood firm on their decision and informed BCB that if Bangladesh refuses to travel to India for their group stage matches in the T20 World Cup 2026, then they will be replaced by another team at the upcoming extravagant tournament.

The firm decision was taken by the cricket administrative board after a vote, where the majority of the ICC Board was in favour of having a replacement.

ICC has given the BCB one more day to decide on their stance of not traveling to India for the T20 World Cup 2026 group stage matches.

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Who Will Replace Bangladesh If They Deny Traveling To India?

The report further stated that if Bangladesh continue to refuse to travel to India for the T20 World Cup 2026 matches, then Scotland is likely to replace them in Group C.

Earlier, Scotland had failed to qualify for the upcoming ICC event, having finished behind the Netherlands, Italy, and Jersey at the European Qualifier.

In the Men's T20 World Cup 2026, Bangladesh have been placed in Group C alongside England, Italy, Nepal, and the West Indies. Bangladesh are scheduled to play their T20 World Cup 2026 matches in Kolkata and Mumbai.

The relationship between India and Bangladesh has reached an all-time low. Protests broke out across India following the Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) decision to acquire Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman in the IPL 2026 auction, with demonstrators objecting due to reports of repeated violence against Hindus in Bangladesh.

Later, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) instructed the Kolkata-based franchise to release Mustafizur Rahman from the squad. In reply, the BCB threatened to withdraw from the T20 World Cup 2026 in India, raising security-related objections.