Edinburgh, Jan. 26 -- Cricket Scotland's chief executive, Trudy Lindblade, expressed her sympathy for Bangladesh after the International Cricket Council (ICC) removed Bangladesh and added Scotland to the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, starting February 7 in Sri Lanka and India.

"We certainly have (sympathy) for the Bangladesh team," Trudy Lindblade said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

"Obviously, this is not how we wanted to go to a World Cup. There is a qualification process, and nobody wants to qualify or attend or be invited to a World Cup in the way that we have done. We acknowledge it is certainly unique circumstances by our participation, and we do feel for the Bangladesh players," she added.

When asked about receiving critici...