The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced a boycott of the 20-20 World Cup that will be held in the Month of February 2026.

ICC Rejects Venue Shift Request
ICC has given the timeline to Bangladesh Cricket Board to give their confirmation of participation.
Bangladesh Cricket Board wants to host matches outside India due to security reasons.
ICC has rejected the request of Bangladesh Cricket Board to host matches of Bangladesh out of India, stating the fact of not having any security concerns to Bangladesh.

Scotland likely to replace Bangladesh
As Bangladesh has boycotted their participation in upcoming 20-20 world cup, It has created a chance for Scotland to replace Bangladesh.
ICC has to add one more team in replacement of Bangladesh and Scotland has the brightest chances to get replaced.