Cricket Scotland’s chief govt, Trudy Lindblade, on Saturday expressed gratitude in direction of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) for inviting her nation to subsequent month’s T20 World Cup rather than Bangladesh, including that they’re “making ready to reach in India imminently”.
Scotland was on Saturday confirmed as a substitute for Bangladesh, which pulled out of the 20-team match citing safety considerations regardless of the ICC insisting that there have been no threats in its evaluation.
“Earlier at this time I obtained correspondence from the ICC asking if our males’s staff would play on the Males’s T20 World Cup, and now we have accepted,” Lindblade stated on Cricket Scotland’s web site.
“We’re grateful to the ICC for extending this invite. That is an thrilling alternative for Scotland’s gamers to compete on the worldwide stage in entrance of tens of millions of supporters. We additionally acknowledge this chance has arisen out of difficult and distinctive circumstances.
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“Our squad have been coaching for some weeks in preparation for upcoming excursions and are actually making ready to reach in India imminently to acclimatise to native situations, able to play and contribute to what ought to be a unbelievable ICC Males’s T20 World Cup,” she added.
Scotland, nonetheless, will want a while to announce its 15-member squad for the match, which begins on February 7.
“The ICC has confirmed Scotland will exchange Bangladesh in Group C, after Bangladesh withdrew from the competitors. Particulars round squad choice for the match shall be shared within the coming days,” Cricket Scotland stated.
Cricket Scotland chairman Wilf Walsh stated he obtained a name from ICC chairman Jay Shah on confirming Scotland’s participation.
“I welcomed a name from ICC Chair Jay Shah earlier at this time confirming that Scotland will obtain an invite to play on the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup. I used to be happy to just accept on behalf of our staff, who’re prepared and able to go,” he stated.
“We thank the ICC for this chance and sit up for competing with a number of the greatest sides on the planet in India within the coming weeks,” Walsh added.
Revealed on Jan 24, 2026