Watch: Know why Scotland quick Scott Currie was ineligible for T20 World Cup 2026
Know why the rules of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has not made the Scotland pacer, Scott Currie, eligible in featuring for the side during the upcoming 2026 season of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
Scotland’s pacer, Scott Currie , is ineligible for selection for the side during the T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. He played three ODIs for Scotland in 2024 in the World Cricket League Division Two, in which he grabbed three wickets. Following their failure to qualify for the T20 World Cup, he switched his focus to playing for England.
Scott Currie didn’t play a game for the England side in Ireland last summer and was released after the second T20I in the One Day Cup final. He wasn’t named in an England squad, so he has yet to win a cap. However, he was named as a substitute fielder for the first T20I in Malahide, which means he will now have to fulfill the ICC's eligibility criteria to feature for Scotland.
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“Where a Player has represented a National Cricket Federation...and subsequently seeks to play for a different National Cricket Federation, he/she will only qualify to play in an International Match or ICC Event for a National Cricket Federation if he/she has not participated (as a member of a starting XI or as a playing or non-playing official substitute) in an International Match.” Article 2.2 of the ICC regulation addressed.
Know why Scotland didn’t pick Scott Currie for T20 World Cup 2026
Notably, as a qualified player of the England side, Currie didn’t have to fulfil a waiting period to be available as a player for the United Kingdom, having played three ODIs for the Scotland side in 2024 because of their status as an ICC Full Member and Scotland’s as an Associate.
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“Everyone's favorite word at the moment is the schedule, but it's tough with the way the schedule is to find those opportunities [to play international cricket]. Unfortunately, they [Scotland] didn't qualify for the T20 World Cup coming this winter. But yeah, I do remain in contact with them.” Currie expressed on ESPNcricinfo.
Scotland will begin their campaign on February 7 against the West Indies at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where they will play two more games against England and Italy at the same ground before moving to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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