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BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026) praised the International Cricket Council (ICC) for "finding a precise bully solution" that prompted Pakistan to retreat its boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India.
The high-profile India-Pakistan lucifer connected February 15 successful Colombo volition spell up arsenic scheduled aft Pakistan's government, pursuing persuasion from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, decided to retreat its boycott call.
"I would similar to convey the ICC president (Jay Shah) and its office-bearers connected behalf of the BCCI for uncovering a precise bully solution. After discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Bangladesh Cricket Board, and aft listening to each sides, this determination has been taken," Shukla told reporters.
"This determination is precise important for cricket. Cricket indispensable spell on, and the World Cup volition present beryllium a large success. This is simply a large accomplishment arsenic acold arsenic ICC is concerned. Even the Bangladesh Cricket Board has praised the ICC, truthful it has listened to each sides and arrived astatine the determination aft taking into information the interests of everyone.
"Ultimately cricket is astir important for everyone, planetary cricket is important for everyone," the seasoned administrator, who is besides a Congress leader, added.
It was wide that Pakistan would retreat the boycott aft Bangladesh Cricket Board main Aminul Islam issued a connection successful Dhaka urging the state to instrumentality the tract for the greater bully of the game.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif besides received a telephone from Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who excessively urged him to let the squad to play the match.
The authorities connection came aft Pakistan Cricket Board main Mohsin Naqvi briefed Sharif astir his dialogue with the ICC.
The ICC made immoderate concessions connected the contented by deciding not to enforce immoderate punishment connected Bangladesh, which was forced retired of the World Cup aft refusing to play successful India citing information concerns.
The Pakistan government's determination to boycott the India crippled was successful enactment of Bangladesh aft the state was replaced by Scotland connected the tourney roster.
