T20 WC: The last time a replacement team played in an ICC event, Bangladesh was involved

The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is conscionable 2 weeks away, and the contention implicit the information of the Bangladesh cricket team successful the tourney remains unresolved. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) connected Thursday categorically announced, aft a gathering with the country’s sports advisor and nationalist squad cricketers successful Dhaka, that nether nary circumstances would it nonstop the squad to India to play matches, portion blaming the International Cricket Council (ICC) for denying them “justice”.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The full cricketing satellite is present waiting for the ICC’s adjacent move. The planetary governing assemblage had already voted connected Wednesday against Bangladesh’s petition for a venue displacement to co-host Sri Lanka, portion issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the BCB.

With the BCB virtually retired of the tourney owed to its defiant stand, the ICC present has to kickstart its contingency program for the mega lawsuit sooner alternatively than later.

Scotland has emerged arsenic the frontrunner to play the World Cup successful spot of Bangladesh, with the ICC expected to marque it authoritative soon.What began arsenic a contention has turned into a never-ending play since Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders were asked by the BCCI to merchandise prima Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their squad without immoderate “specific” crushed amid increasing tensions betwixt the 2 neighbouring countries.

Bangladesh reacted immediately, deciding not to nonstop its squad to India for the T20 World Cup, portion besides banning the broadcast of the IPL successful the country.

Since then, a tussle betwixt the ICC and the BCB implicit the venue displacement has continued, and with the tourney conscionable astir the corner, a last determination is expected soon. Despite lasting steadfast connected its refusal to question to India — wherever Bangladesh are scheduled to play each 3 radical matches successful Kolkata and Mumbai — the BCB has not formally announced its withdrawal from the tournament, leaving country for manoeuvre.

However, immoderate alteration successful the ICC’s stance connected altering the docket truthful adjacent to the lawsuit appears unlikely.If Scotland is officially announced arsenic a replacement, would it beryllium unprecedented? No. There person been precedents successful past ICC events.

Replacement squad successful an ICC event

One has to spell backmost a decennary to find a replacement squad participating successful an ICC tourney — and that occurrence besides progressive Bangladesh.Australia withdrew from the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup successful Bangladesh and were replaced by Ireland.

The seeds of the withdrawal were sown a twelvemonth earlier, erstwhile Australia pulled retired of a bilateral bid citing information concerns. With the concern not improving, Australia decided to enactment distant from the tournament.Australia’s authoritative enactment astatine the clip was that the “threat to Australian interests successful Bangladesh” remained high. The ICC termed the determination “disappointing” earlier naming Ireland arsenic the replacement.

West Indies went connected to triumph their maiden U19 World Cup title, beating India by 5 wickets successful the last successful Dhaka.

Similar play successful 2009 T20 World Cup

Before that, the 2009 T20 World Cup successful England besides saw a replacement team. The backdrop dated backmost to the 2003 ODI World Cup co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, wherever England and New Zealand forfeited matches successful Zimbabwe and Kenya respectively owed to governmental and information concerns.In 2009, visa issues and governmental tensions again enactment Zimbabwe’s information successful doubt. Eventually, Zimbabwe withdrew with afloat information fees, and Scotland were named arsenic the replacement. Pakistan went connected to triumph the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets successful the last astatine Lord’s.