ICC chief Jay Shah befitting reply to Pakistan: ICC Chief Jay Shah has given a befitting reply to Pakistan on the T20 World Cup controversy.

New Delhi: Before the start of ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Bangladesh and Pakistan together created a lot of ruckus. The tournament was jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, but Bangladesh refused to play its matches in India. This decision of Bangladesh at the last moment had put the tournament in jeopardy. In this whole uproar, Pakistan also joined Bangladesh and threatened to withdraw from the T20 World Cup.

Time was passing. In such a situation, several rounds of meetings were held and despite much persuasion, Bangladesh remained adamant on its insistence. In the end, ICC was left with no option so Scotland was included in the T20 World Cup instead of Bangladesh. Despite Bangladesh not being there, the T20 World Cup was organized well. In such a situation, ICC Chief Jay Shah broke his silence for the first time on the CNBC Business Awards stage on this whole ruckus and gave a strong message to Bangladesh and Pakistan.

What did Jay Shah say from the CNBC platform?

Jay Shah, who came to the CNBC Business Awards, said, “First of all, I want to thank Surya and Gauti Bhai. Apart from this, I thank South Africa, England and the finalist New Zealand. How important this ICC World was. Many people were discussing whether this team will play or not. How will the World be, but as the President of ICC, I want to say that there is no team bigger than the institution. A team does not make an institution. All the teams together make the institution.”

Let us tell you that this statement of Jai Shah was completely for Pakistan. Because in the Bangladesh dispute, the Pakistan Cricket Board was in a way trying to blackmail the ICC. Because the way PCB and BCB tried to create obstacles at the last moment, there could be a danger of postponement of the tournament.