Dubai, Jan 24 (UNI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday officially announced that Scotland will be included in Group C in place of Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 onwards.
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Sanjog Gupta formally wrote a letter to the board saying that Bangladesh’s demands regarding shifting their scheduled matches away from India are not in accordance with the board’s policy.
“There was no other option but to call Scotland in this matter. A copy of this letter has also been sent to BCB President Aminul Islam, who is a member of the ICC Board” said the letter.
He also wrote to Cricket Scotland and sent them a formal invitation to participate in the championship to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Cricket’s world governing body had given Bangladesh time to reconsider its stance on playing in India.
The ICC has made it clear that it wants to protect the sanctity of the World Cup competition.
Based on its performance, Scotland is currently ranked 14th and hence has got a place in the World Cup.
Scotland will now be in Group C in the opening stage of the tournament and will face West Indies (February 7), Italy (February 9) and England in Kolkata(February 14), after which it will go to Mumbai and face Nepal on February 17.
