ICC has already kept the Scotland cricket team on stand-by to replace Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 World Cup, but the BCB made a last-ditch effort.

ICC chairman Jay Shah is in Dubai and a formal decision on Bangladesh's replacement is likely to be announced by Saturday.

The T20 World Cup has descended into crisis after Bangladesh doubled down on a threat to refuse to play their matches in India.

New Delhi: A desperate Bangladesh Cricket Board has written to the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) of ICC requesting it to overturn the governing body’s decision to hold the national men’s team’s T20 World Cup games in India but its appeal won’t be heard as it is outside the remit of the sub-committee.

Bangladesh Cricket Board has appealed to the ICC's Dispute Resolution Committee to overturn the decision to host their T20 World Cup games in India, citing security concerns. However, the appeal is unlikely to be heard as it falls outside the DRC's remit,

The ICC have not held any talks with Scotland about replacing Bangladesh at next month's men's T20 World Cup - but Scottish players are ready if needed.

This special report details the unprecedented decision by the Bangladesh interim government to boycott the T20 World Cup in India. The speaker notes, 'Bangladesh has clearly chosen politics over cricket at this point of time,