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India skipper Suryakumar Yadav has stressed that the squad is afloat prepared to look Pakistan successful their Men’s T20 World Cup preliminary-stage clash connected February 15. However, helium questioned whether the decision-makers would beryllium capable to guarantee that the crippled takes spot pursuing the Government of Pakistan’s directive to the Pakistan Cricket Board not to instrumentality the tract against India.
“Our mindset is beauteous clear. We person not said nary (to playing against Pakistan). They have. ICC has fixed the fixture. Our formation is booked and we are going determination (to Colombo),” Suryakumar said during the pre-tournament captains’ media enactment successful Mumbai connected Thursday February 5, 2026.
“Their (Pakistan’s) determination is not successful my control. I privation I could instrumentality their decision, but past it is their call,” helium added.
Last week, the Pakistan Government announced connected societal media that the Pakistan squad volition forfeit the league lucifer against India. While the International Cricket Council (ICC) responded done a media release, determination has truthful acold been nary authoritative dialog betwixt the PCB and the ICC regarding the destiny of the contest.
Asked astir his connection to the ICC with the aboriginal of the world’s astir anticipated cricket fixture hanging successful the balance, Suryakumar admitted helium was unsure however overmuch the governing assemblage could intervene.
“I consciousness it is not an casual job. It is not my call. I americium definite they mightiness beryllium moving retired thing arsenic well, but (since) it has travel from the different authorities oregon the nation, however tin they (the ICC) assistance arsenic well!” Suryakumar said.
“For them arsenic well, I cognize it volition beryllium a hard concern they volition beryllium in. But arsenic I said, if we are told and the fixtures are ready, we volition decidedly spell ahead.”
The India skipper reiterated that the squad harbours nary hesitation astir facing Pakistan successful multi-nation tournaments, arsenic has been the norm for implicit a decade.
“We played them 3 times successful the Asia Cup, we played immoderate bully cricket. We won (all the matches) and we were precise happy. Similarly, if we get an accidental successful Colombo, we volition decidedly play,” Suryakumar said, earlier adding successful jest, “Our formation is booked for Colombo and we are going there.”
