A fourth-place end finally summer season’s Europe Qualifier appeared to have price Scotland a spot on the 2026 T20 World Cup as the Netherlands and Italy secured the 2 spots on provide for the area from that occasion.
Lindblade has already spoken to Cricket Jersey counterpart Sarah Gomersall, given the Channel Islanders may need felt considerably aggrieved having completed above Scotland in third place on the Europe Qualifier.
Her diplomacy prolonged to expressing sympathies to Bangladesh’s gamers who will miss out on the event.
Cricket Scotland had waited for the decision to come back from the ICC out of respect to their counterparts on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
“We do have sympathy for the Bangladesh gamers and their followers as a result of as cricketers they only wish to play the sport,” Lindblade mentioned.
“However these are circumstances which are past our management. They’re issues for the ICC and the BCB to work by means of. However on the subject of that, completely, we’re human beings, in order that empathy does come there.
“I would prefer to suppose that it isn’t turning into a extra divided sport and whether it is, that we will see that and we will work collectively to be sure that that does not occur.”
As an Affiliate member, Scotland obtain roughly £2.7m ($3.8m) from the ICC income distribution mannequin.
It’s a pittance in comparison with full members – England obtain near £33m along with profitable broadcast offers.
Participation within the World Cup will present Scotland with a useful money injection – they picked up £203,000 ($250,000) from the T20 World Cup in 2024 – however the late nature of inclusion means a better outlay as properly.
Scotland will take two travelling reserves, one thing they’d not usually do for monetary causes, given the danger of harm to gamers, and so they hope the ICC will cowl the price.
“I feel the conversations will occur if there’s something that we have needed to unreasonably do,” Lindblade mentioned.
“As any group that qualifies for a World Cup, there are monetary advantages with that. So we have to be sure that we take advantage of it.”
Hearken to the complete interview with Cricket Scotland’s Trudy Lindblade on the Stumped podcast which can be launched on Thursday afternoon.
