Scotland captain Richie Berrington acknowledged the unique circumstances surrounding his team's late entry into the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, but said the squad is focused on making the most of the opportunity.
Bangladesh were dropped from the tournament after refusing to travel to India for their scheduled fixtures and were replaced by Scotland in the expanded 20-team competition.
The CWG 2026, scheduled from July 23 to August 2 in Scotland, will feature a scaled-down athletics programme, restricting each country to a maximum of 32 athletes, including no more than 16 women. In response, AFI has raised the performance bar significantly to ensure a highly competitive In
The Netherlands made history on Wednesday by qualifying for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for the first time. In a rain-affected match, they defeated the USA by 21 runs via the DLS method, while Bangladesh also secured their spot in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
Hope will be leading a solid Windies line-up, though without their top run-getter, Nicholas Pooran (now retired) in the marquee event to be held at India and Sri Lanka from February 7 onwards. The two-time champions are in Group C with England, Nepal, Italy and Scotland and will start off ag
Cricket Scotland is optimistic about getting Indian visas for its players, including fast bowler Safyaan Sharif, who has Pakistani heritage, in time for the T20 World Cup opener on February 7.
Scotland will be captained by captain Richie Berrington and has previously participated in six of the nine editions of the T20 World Cup (2007, 2009, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024).
Cricket Scotland's chief executive, Trudy Lindblade, expressed her sympathy for Bangladesh after the International Cricket Council (ICC) removed Bangladesh and added Scotland to the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, starting February 7 in Sri Lanka and India.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla has said that Pakistan has misled Bangladesh, which took a stance to not play the T20 World Cup matches in India over "security concerns" and said that Dhaka was assured of full security and its concerns address
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla said that India offered full security to the Bangladesh cricket team, but it was difficult to change the entire ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 schedule at the last moment.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Media Committe Chairman Amzad Hussain confirmed that the board will not challenge the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to replace them with Scotland in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, starting on February 7.
The Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) Secretary, Subrata Dey, termed Bangladesh's ejection from the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup 2026 as "unfortunate", stressing that the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave "ample opportunities" before replacing them with Scotland after they refused to