India, Jan. 23 -- The ICC is preparing to move on without Bangladesh at the Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to reply within a 24-hour ultimatum, opening the door for Scotland to be invited as a replacement.

The standoff has now crossed the line from warning to consequence. The deadline has elapsed, the paperwork is effectively waiting, and the tournament's contingency plan looks ready to become the main plan.

According to Cricbuzz, the ICC had given BCB a 24-hour window to confirm whether Bangladesh would travel to India for the tournament. That window expired without any formal communication reaching Dubai, even as reports suggested Dhaka had been in talks internally with government authorities and player...