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The India-Pakistan lucifer successful the T20 World Cup volition spell up arsenic scheduled aft Pakistan’s Government decided to retreat its boycott telephone pursuing persuasion from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, ending an impasse that formed a shadiness connected the ongoing tournament.
The crippled against India is scheduled to beryllium held successful Colombo connected February 15.
“In presumption of the outcomes achieved successful multilateral discussions, arsenic good arsenic the petition of affable countries, the Government of Pakistan hereby directs the Pakistan National Cricket Team to instrumentality the tract connected February 15, 2026, for its scheduled fixture successful the ICC Men's T20 World Cup,” the Pakistan Government stated successful a property release.
It was wide that the state would retreat the telephone aft Bangladesh Cricket Board main Aminul Islam issued a connection urging Pakistan to instrumentality the tract for the greater bully of the game.
“...this determination has been taken with the purpose of protecting the tone of cricket and to enactment the continuity of this planetary athletics successful each participating nations,” the connection from the Pakistan Government added.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif besides received a telephone from Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who urged him to retreat the boycott call.
“The Sri Lankan President requested the Prime Minister to accord superior information to amicably resoluteness the existent impasse.”
