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Bangladesh Cricket Board president Amin ul Islam has arrived successful Lahore up of a virtual gathering involving the PCB and ICC, amid efforts to resoluteness the standoff implicit Pakistan’s projected boycott of its T20 World Cup lucifer against India.
A erstwhile Test cricketer, Amin ul Islam met Pakistan Cricket Board president Mohsin Naqvi successful Lahore and is expected to beryllium portion of the virtual discussions aimed astatine persuading Pakistan to reconsider its determination not to play India successful the World T20 Cup clash scheduled for February 15, 2026.
Mr. Naqvi has not commented overmuch connected the instructions from the authorities to boycott the India lucifer but a reliable root said the concern has changed aft the Sri Lankan cricket committee sent an email to the PCB, urging them to extremity the boycott.
ICC CEO, Sang Gupta has besides been to Colombo to conscionable with the President of the Sri Lankan board, Shammi Silva who sent the email to Naqvi to play the India lucifer successful the World Cup.
The ICC has already sought an mentation from Pakistan connected however the 'Force Majeure' clause tin beryllium invoked to warrant the team's refusal to play the T20 World Cup lucifer against India aft the PCB tried to wriggle retired of the concern by putting the onus connected its government.
But determination is simply a glimmer of anticipation present arsenic PCB has approached the ICC for deliberations, arsenic per an ICC Director, who feels that the marquee clash volition yet instrumentality place.
The ICC is presently engaging with the committee successful a structured mode to research imaginable resolutions, with a presumption that involvement of the crippled indispensable supersede unilateral action.
Pakistan decided to boycott the India lucifer successful solidarity with Bangladesh, who were replaced by Scotland aft they refused to question to India for the World cupful matches citing information concerns.
