NEW DELHI: Cricket Scotland chief executive Trudy Lindblade on Saturday thanked the International Cricket Council (ICC) for extending an invitation to Scotland for next month's T20 World Cup, following Bangladesh's withdrawal from the tournament. Lindblade said the team is already making arrangements to travel to India at the earliest.

Scotland were officially confirmed as Bangladesh's replacement in the 20-team competition after the latter pulled out citing security concerns. The ICC, however, maintained that its security assessment had found no credible threat.

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"Earlier today I received correspondence from the ICC asking if our men's team would play at the Men's T20 World Cup, and we have accepted," Lindblade said on Cricket Scotland's website.

"We are grateful to the ICC for extending this invite. This is an exciting opportunity for Scotland's players to compete on the global stage in front of millions of supporters. We also acknowledge this opportunity has arisen out of challenging and unique circumstances.

"Our squad have been training for some weeks in preparation for upcoming tours and are now preparing to arrive in India imminently to acclimatise to local conditions, ready to play and contribute to what should be a fantastic ICC Men's T20 World Cup," she added.

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Scotland, however, will take some time before announcing their 15-member squad for the tournament, which gets underway on February 7.

"The ICC has confirmed Scotland will replace Bangladesh in Group C, after Bangladesh withdrew from the competition. Details around squad selection for the tournament will be shared in the coming days," Cricket Scotland said.

Cricket Scotland chairman Wilf Walsh said he received a call from ICC chairman Jay Shah confirming Scotland's participation.

"I welcomed a call from ICC Chair Jay Shah earlier today confirming that Scotland will receive an invitation to play at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. I was pleased to accept on behalf of our team, who are willing and ready to go," he said.

"We thank the ICC for this opportunity and look forward to competing with some of the best sides in the world in India in the coming weeks," Walsh added.

(With PTI Inputs)