Pakistan to Boycott T20 World Cup against India

Pakistan will boycott their game against India at the 2026 T20 World Cup. A post issued by the Government of Pakistan's official X account said the government had granted permission to the Pakistan team to travel to Sri Lanka for the tournament. However, it said that "the Pakistan cricket team shall not take the field in the match scheduled on 15 February 2026 against India".

The statement did not specify a reason for that decision.

Pakistan are in Group A along with India, Namibia, Netherlands and USA, and are playing all their matches in Sri Lanka, which is a co-host of the tournament along with India. They play their first match against Netherlands on February 7, the opening day of the T20 World Cup, and then take on USA on February 10, and Namibia on February 18. Pakistan will forfeit the two points from their game against India if they boycott the fixture.

The ICC's Playing Conditions dictate that Pakistan's net run rate will be hit by the forfeiture, but India's will remain unaffected. Clause 16.10.7 states that in the event of a forfeit, "the net run rate of the defaulting team shall be affected in that the full 20 overs of the defaulting team's innings in such forfeited match shall be taken into account in calculating the average runs per over of the defaulting team over the course of the relevant portion of the competition.”

https://x.com/GovtofPakistan/status/2017968101279883290

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-to-boycott-t20-world-cup-match-against-india-1521915

Yk, this phrase — isme tera ghata humara kuch nahi jaata ? its like that for us. Thanks for the effortless 2 points. 💁🏻‍♀️

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Yk, this phrase — tera kuch ghata humare liye kuch nahi jaata ? its like that for us. Thanks for the effortless 2 points. 💁🏻‍♀️

Fiesty, more like "isme tera ghataa, humara kuch nahi jaata."

It looks like they're saving themselves from advanced humiliation when their defeat looks imminent after getting absolutely shit-scared by the current ferocious Indian T20I team, along with the huge victory of the Indian U-19 team over theirs in the U-19 CWC.

The mighty batting depth of our Indian T20I squad has really shaken them to the core🧿Congrats to us on 2 free points.

Originally posted by: serotoninflux

Fiesty, more like "isme tera ghataa, humara kuch nahi jaata."

It looks more like they're saving themselves from advanced humiliation after getting absolutely shit-scared by the current ferocious Indian T20I team, along with the huge victory of the Indian U-19 team over theirs in the U-19 CWC.

The mighty batting depth of our Indian T20I squad has really shaken them to the cor🧿Congrats to us on 2 free points.

I agree!! waise bhi harne vale toh hai hi They have declared it themselves instead of actually playing the match

@b: thanks I’ll correct it

This time I will give respect to Pak board for cancelling game before us....atleast like India they don't run for money gareebi mein jeeyenge lekin aatma samman ki aisi taisi naa ho...

Originally posted by: Ashane25

This time I will give respect to Pak board for cancelling game before us....atleast like India they don't run for money gareebi mein jeeyenge lekin aatma samman ki aisi taisi naa ho...

Don't get fooled by the nautanki of self-respect & double standards of Paxtani board They're just hell scared. Aaj hi unki U-19 boys' team buri tarah se haar gayi Indian U19 Team se CWC me khelte huye, so where was their non-existent aatma-samman that they're shamelessly talking about.while playing with U-19 Indian team.

This.....👇🏻

https://x.com/Wellutwt/status/2017984186750234945
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