T20 World Cup 2026: According to media reports, the world governing body of cricket has promised certain concessions to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that would be announced to the world at large only after the T20 World Cup.
DON'T MISS
Previously, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that was sidelined from the prestigious event would not be sanctioned and would not face penalties. The ICC also announced that Bangladesh would be awarded an event possibly along with India in the 2028-2031 cycle (preferably the U-19 Men’s World Cup).
T20 World Cup 2026-Another Pack Of Lies
In another development, Najam Sethi has remarked that it was the ICC and not PCB that backed off. Sethi remarked that the ICC looked at all the angles and realized there could be no grounds to impose sanctions on Pakistan for boycotting the Group A match against India in Colombo on February 15, 2026.
It was claimed by Mohsin Naqvi, the current chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), that the government of Pakistan led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agreed only to play the match against arch-rivals India after it managed to secure “respect” for its brother Bangladesh.
Pakistan laid down 5 demands before it gives its consent to play the match against India. It was argued by Naqvi that India and Pakistan could play home-and-away matches at neutral venues in the ICC World Test Championship. The ICC accepted 2 and rejected 3, saying that it has absolutely no control over bilateral ties. The ICC remarked that it could not force any nation to play with a different country in a bilateral series.
Pakistan’s Brownie Points
Pakistan tried to win some brownie points by saying that it considered intervention and requests by the UAE Cricket Board, the Bangladesh Cricket Board and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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