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The Pakistan Cricket Board was connected Monday (February 2, 2026) tight-lipped astir its government's determination to boycott the T20 World Cup crippled against India but a well-placed root conceded that it has nary prime but to travel instructions coming from the top.
Amid the drama, the nationalist squad near for Colombo to play its different games successful the showpiece starting February 7. The broadside is expected to scope the Sri Lankan superior aboriginal this evening.
A apical root successful the PCB said the Board volition travel authorities instructions successful lawsuit different crippled against the arch-foes gets lined up during the knockout signifier of the tournament.
"The committee has besides been notified by the authorities that the nationalist squad volition not play against India connected 15th February and forfeit points successful the World Cup. As for the script wherever Pakistan mightiness beryllium required to play against India successful the knockout stages, the committee volition travel immoderate determination taken by the authorities astatine that clip arsenic well," the root explained.
Pakistan are scheduled to unfastened their run against the Netherlands connected February 7, followed by matches against USA connected February 10 and Namibia connected February 18 successful lawsuit the boycott determination for the crippled against India is not taken back.
Pakistan's stunning determination to not play the February 15 lucifer is being seen arsenic an enactment of enactment for Bangladesh, who were shown the doorway aft refusing to play successful India citing information concerns.
A root adjacent to the PCB told PTI that the Board would convey its government's determination to the International Cricket Council connected Monday.
The root said PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had made it wide successful his briefing to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif past period that the Board would basal by the authorities careless of what the ICC says oregon does.
"As acold arsenic the PCB is acrophobic for a portion present determination has been a increasing feeling that the ICC has not been conscionable successful its dealings with immoderate of the different boards much precocious with Bangladesh and 1 committee cannot beryllium allowed to tally satellite cricket," the root said.
The ICC, successful a connection connected Sunday, said it "expects the PCB to research a mutually acceptable resolution, which protects the interests of each stakeholders".
The ICC connection besides hinted that Pakistan's gross from the T20 World Cup would instrumentality a large deed if the determination is not changed.
The authorities announcement caught the cricket fraternity present off-guard connected Sunday.
Even though rather a fewer erstwhile players criticised the determination but they preferred not to talk connected grounds owed to the sensitivity of the situation.
"Pakistani cricket fans volition suffer involvement successful the World Cup if determination is nary lucifer with India. It generates a batch of concern successful Pakistan during the World Cup for antithetic sectors notably mainstream and integer media," said Jamal Mir, the caput of an advertizing bureau here.
