T20 World Cup: Naqvi set to seek Sharif’s nod for India match after BCB asks to end boycott, says PCB source

Pakistan Cricket Board main Mohsin Naqvi is acceptable to petition his Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to retreat the boycott of their T20 World Cup lucifer against India aft being requested to bash truthful by his Bangladesh counterpart, a PCB root has revealed.

Naqvi is acceptable to little Sharif connected the latest developments connected the contented aboriginal connected Monday. The crippled against India is scheduled to beryllium held successful Colombo connected February 15.

"Naqvi volition little the PM connected the communications helium has had with the Bangladesh, Sri Lankan and Emirates cricket boards and with the ICC connected the crisis," the root said.

Bangladesh Cricket Board president, Amin ul Islam was successful Lahore for the talks Naqvi had with Imran Khawaja, vice president and autarkic manager of the ICC, connected Sunday (February 8, 2026).

Sri Lanka and Emirates committee person some urged the country to reappraisal its determination and the PCB root confirmed that Islam, portion appreciating the enactment Pakistan has shown for Bangladesh cricket, besides requested Naqvi to extremity the boycott.

He said that Naqvi is apt to inquire the PM to licence the squad to play India successful the World Cup successful presumption of the treatment and appeals from Sri Lanka, Emirates and Bangladesh boards.

However, the last determination rests with Sharif and the PCB would abide by it.

The root said that during talks with Khawaja, Naqvi had raised a fig of issues.

"He questioned Khawaja if the ICC had kept quiescent if the Pakistan squad had refused to judge the Asia Cup trophy astatine the presumption from immoderate Indian committee official," the root said.

The trophy lies locked astatine the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) office successful Dubai aft Naqvi, who presently heads the body, made it wide that lone helium would transportation retired the presumption formalities successful afloat media glare.

Bangladesh were ousted from the World Cup aft refusing to play successful India citing information concerns.