Pakistan’s T20I captain Salman Agha had this to say on the subject of the India group game boycott following the third T20I against Australia on Sunday: “We are definitely going for the World Cup. That is not our decision. We can’t do anything. What our government, our (PCB) chairman say, we have do that. So what they tell us we’ll do that.”
On Sunday night, the Pakistan government posted on X that while the Pakistan team had been cleared to play in the 2026 T20 World Cup, they would not take the field for the group game against India in Colombo on February 15, a decision that will have serious implications for the tournament.
The ICC, in a statement a few hours after the development, warned the PCB of the consequences of the decision and said it expected them to arrive at a “mutually acceptable resolution”.
We’ll bring you coverage of this issue as developments unfold today and through the week.
