Mumbai, Jan. 24 -- Former South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes on Saturday said that there is an attempt to keep politics out of sport, but it does not always succeed.

His remarks came on the Bangladesh Cricket Board's decision not to play in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in India.

"I mean, you always think, let's keep politics out of sport... but sadly, you can't separate politics from sport...", he said.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced that Scotland will replace Bangladesh in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to participate in the tournament per the published match schedule.

The announcement came after the ICC, in the absence of any credible or verifiabl...