• Source:JND

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: The highly anticipated India-Pakistan match of the T20 World Cup 2026 is set to roll as scheduled on February 15 at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, pending official confirmation within the next 24 hours.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday stated that a final decision on whether to boycott the T20 World Cup match against India will be made within the next 24 hours, following spirited negotiations with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul.

Addressing a press conference here, Naqvi also stated that the PCB is waiting for a reply from the ICC and the Bangladesh Cricket Board on certain points that it has brought up. The game against India is scheduled to be held in Colombo on February 15.

According to the reports, the Men in Green will take the field against India on February 15 in Colombo.

"We have had discussions with them. It would not be right for me to make any comments right now. Once we get their response, we will decide. We will go back to the PM (Shehbaz Sharif) for advice once the ICC replies," Naqvi told reporters.

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"An announcement will come tomorrow or day after tomorrow," he said.

"We respect our guests and ICC came to our house so we respected them. At this point of time, we cannot say much as negotiations between the ICC and Bangladesh are ongoing. Bangladesh's stance was valid so we had to back them," he added.

Bangladesh have been booted from the tournament for declining to play in India, citing security concerns. Naqvi dismissed claims that the PCB is buckling under the ICC's threat of action.

"You know we are not ones to be afraid of these threats at all. Everyone knows our Field Marshall (Asim Munir). We are not worried about any sanctions," he said.

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According to sources in the PCB, Naqvi will tell Sharif and request him to withdraw the boycott call after being convinced to do so by his Bangladesh counterpart.

(With Agency Inputs)


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