After the board meeting in Dhaka on Saturday, BCB media committee chairman Amjad Hossain sealed the news of the decision not to challenge the ICC decision. “We have accepted the decision of the ICC board,” ESPN Cricinfo quoted Amjad as saying.

He added, “Since the ICC has said we can’t play or they can’t shift our game to Sri Lanka, in this case we can’t play in India. Our position remains the same. We are not going for any separate arbitration or anything.”

BCB was told at the ICC board meeting last week that if they do not go to India and play, they will be replaced by Scotland. Despite ICC’s warning, Bangladesh remains adamant in its decision not to come to India Which is why the European team was officially included in their place on Saturday evening.

Amjad said, “After the ICC board meeting, there was a cabinet meeting of the Bangladesh government and a decision was taken. The decision clearly stated that our team cannot go to India. This decision has been communicated by the government.”

It added, “After that, the ICC asked us to reply within 24 hours. We politely told them that it is not possible for us to play according to this schedule.”

In the 2026 T20 World Cup, Scotland are playing in Group C in place of Bangladesh. They will begin their campaign against West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on February 7 and then take on Italy at the same venue on February 9. Scotland’s third Group C match will be played against England in Kolkata on 14 February and they will travel to Mumbai for their fourth and final Group C match, where they will face Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium on 17 February.

In the 2022 World T20, Scotland stunned the West Indies and will look to repeat the same feat given the opportunity.