India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: All disputes regarding the ICC T20 World Cup between India and Pakistan have been resolved. Now the match will be held in Colombo on 15th February as per the scheduled time. Met ICC Deputy Chairman Imran Khawaja and Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore on Monday. Bangladesh Cricket Board President Aminul Lahore was also present in this meeting.
February 10, 202620:05 IST
Ind vs Pak Boycott Row Live Update: Pakistan took a U-turn on who called
The boycott of the match ended on Monday night after the intervention of Sri Lankan President Anuar Kumara Dissanayake and the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s request to Shahbaz Sharif to change his stance keeping in mind the larger interests. Sri Lankan President Anur Kumara Dissanayake’s call played a big role in ending the boycott, apart from this the conversation between some top people of the government and the establishment was also important.
February 10, 202618:14 IST
Ind vs Pak Boycott Row Live Update: On what conditions Pakistan agreed, will be known after the World Cup
The ICC has assured the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of some concessions in exchange for ending the boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India, but these will be made public only after the conclusion of the tournament. A source gave this information on Tuesday. The ICC has already announced that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not be sanctioned and will also be allowed to host one ICC tournament (potentially the Under-19 Men’s World Cup) in the 2028-2031 cycle.
February 10, 202616:48 IST
IND vs PAK T20 World Cup: Rajeev Shukla thanks ICC
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday praised the International Cricket Council (ICC), saying it ‘found a very good solution’ due to which Pakistan withdrew its boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India. Shukla told reporters, ‘On behalf of BCCI, I want to express my gratitude to ICC President (Jay Shah) and his officials for finding a very good solution. This decision has been taken after discussions with Pakistan Cricket Board and Bangladesh Cricket Board and after listening to all the parties.
February 10, 202613:23 IST
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: BCCI’s statement on India-Pak dispute
Shukla said, “This decision is very important for cricket. Cricket should move forward and now the World Cup will be a big success. This is a big achievement for the ICC. Even the Bangladesh Cricket Board has praised the ICC because it listened to all the parties and took this decision keeping in mind the interests of all. After all, cricket is most important for everyone, international cricket is important for everyone.”
February 10, 202612:38 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: Pakistan will play America today
Pakistan is all set to face America in its second league match of the tournament today. America had defeated Pakistan in the last T20 World Cup and today it will try to repeat the same result. The team’s condition had deteriorated in its first match of the tournament against Netherlands.
February 10, 202612:14 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: Sri Lankan President thanks Pakistan government
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed gratitude to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif for agreeing to play the match against India in the T-20 World Cup. This match was to be held on 15 February in Colombo. Dissanayake posted on ‘X’, ‘Very happy to know that the much-awaited match between India and Pakistan in the ongoing T-20 Cricket World Cup will be organized in Colombo.’
February 10, 202612:13 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: Hafeez appeals to show sportsmanship
“Whenever there is talk of an India-Pakistan match, I have always been in favor of it because it is the same match, the same rivalry, which inspires the whole world. I really hope that this match happens. It is not just about this one match. I am not just for this match. I want India-Pakistan matches to happen regularly and politics should be kept away from it forever.”
February 10, 202612:05 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: What was the dispute about?
After the protests in India regarding Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, Indian Premier League franchise team Kolkata Knight Riders decided to terminate its contract with him. After the exclusion of its country’s players, the Bangladesh Cricket Board took action and put forward a demand to the ICC to play in India instead of playing in India. Citing security, their T20 World Cup match was asked to be shifted to Sri Lanka. The ICC refused to accept this and decided to exclude Bangladesh and include Scotland in the tournament. Pakistan, supporting the neighboring country, decided not to play with India.
February 10, 202611:52 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: What ICC said on Bangladesh
ICC said that it regrets the Bangladesh team not being able to play in the 2026 T20 World Cup, but ICC will continue the work of promoting cricket in Bangladesh. There are more than 20 crore cricket loving fans there. The team is not playing this time, but this will not cause any major loss to Bangladesh cricket in future. ICC considers Bangladesh as its important member and will continue to help it.
February 10, 202611:44 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: What PCB Chief said
Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi said after the meeting with ICC, we did not do anything for ourselves, the problem was not ours but Bangladesh’s. We wanted to put forward the issue of Bangladesh. You must have seen the statement of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has requested Pakistan to play the match. Obviously, his entire matter has been decided, that is why he has made this request.”
February 10, 202611:38 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: What Pakistan government said
In an official statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, “Taking into account the outcomes achieved in multilateral discussions and the requests of friendly countries, the Government of Pakistan directs the Pakistan national cricket team to take the field for its scheduled matches in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on 15 February 2026.”
February 10, 202611:32 pm
Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup Boycott Row Live Update: India-Pak World Cup match dispute resolved
Now all the clouds of crisis regarding the ICC T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan have gone away. The matter was resolved in the meeting of Pakistan Cricket Board with ICC. An official announcement has also been made by the Government of Pakistan that the match will be played. It is natural that even today there will be a lot of commotion regarding this throughout the day. We will send every news related to this to you.