T20 World Cup Boycott: U-Turn Alert! Ex-BCCI Boss Tips Pakistan To Reverse Stance
T20 World Cup Boycott: A former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selector has predicted that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would make a U-turn on its decision to boycott the ICC T20 World Cup game against arch-rivals India in Colombo on February 15, 2026.
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Chetan Sharma Predicts T20 World Cup Boycott U-Turn By Pakistan
A bold prediction was made by former BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma. The ex-selector claimed that the Pakistani board would make a boycott after February 12. Sharma went on to even predict content of the PCB’s reversal statement.
The remarks of Chetan Sharma came after Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, confirmed that their country’s players would participate in the T20 World Cup but would not be playing the February 15 match against India.
PCB’s Reversal Statement Predicted
Sharma said that Pakistan’s decision is politically driven and added that the PCB reversal statement would be something like India brought politics to the game and throw out Bangladesh despite no fault of their players and board. Sharma added that the PCB statement would further say that Pakistan will play against India considering public sentiment. He went on to remark that PCB and Sharif would say that Pakistan has decided to keep cricket out of politics.
The former Indian fast bowler also commented that Pakistani players suffer the most amid the chaos surrounding the India Pakistan match. Sharma said he was surprised that Pakistan has not formally communicated its decision to the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Pakistani PM’s decision does not matter till then.
Ticket sales for the India-Pakistan match have been halted by the ICC amid uncertainty. The marquee clash has been unlisted as of now and the world governing body of cricket wants to avoid financial and logistical risks.
