T20 World Cup: Pakistan ready to play against India, boycott decision withdrawn
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Media Baaji
- Tue, 10 February 2026
Kathmandu. It has been confirmed that Pakistan will face India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 group stage match to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 15. Earlier, Pakistan, which had taken a stand to boycott the match with India, withdrew its decision at the request of the international community and the cricket world.
The government of Pakistan has informed through social network X that the team has been allowed to take the field against India in consideration of the request of friendly countries and the agreement reached recently. Pakistan Cricket Board PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi informed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif about the outcome of the discussion held with ICC and Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB.
Sri Lankan President Anur Kumar Dissanayake telephoned Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif and asked him to end the cricket deadlock and take a positive decision. The member nations including Bangladesh BCB, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates UAE had written a formal letter to Pakistan to play a leadership role and resume the match.
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