3 min learnFeb 5, 2026 05:23 PM IST
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav stated that regardless of Pakistan asserting the boycott of the India match on the T20 World Cup, the Males in Blue will nonetheless be travelling to Colombo. The 2 arch-rivals are scheduled to face off in a gaggle stage match in Sri Lanka on February 15 however the Pakistan authorities have urged its crew to not participate within the India match in response to Bangladesh’s ouster from the competitors after refusing to journey to India citing safety considerations.
“I really feel their resolution just isn’t in my management. I want I might take their selections name however it’s their name. We had performed within the Asia Cup as nicely and we performed them 3 times. Our mindset is fairly clear. Now we have not stated no (to enjoying towards Pakistan). They’ve. ICC has given the fixture. Our flight is booked and we’re going there (to Colombo). The crew dialogue is that we’re enjoying first on February 7, then we’ll go there,” Suryakumar stated throughout the pre-tournament captains’ press meet on Thursday.
“We performed some good cricket towards them. Now we have been informed that the sport is on fifteenth, the sport is at a impartial venue and if we get a possibility we’ll play. It’s a tough name for them (Pakistani gamers) as nicely,” he added.
Ever since Bangladesh put in a request to maneuver its matches from India to Sri Lanka citing safety considerations and failed, Pakistan had been protesting towards the choice. In a present of help to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, they voted in favour of their request within the ICC board assembly and Naqvi even threatened to boycott the match. When Bangladesh refused to play their matches in India, they had been ultimately changed by Scotland for the match.
After the Pakistan authorities’s unprecedented intervention on Sunday, the ICC launched a press release reminding the PCB of the potential penalties. Whereas the world physique didn’t specify sanctions, there was discuss that the Pakistan board may find yourself dealing with a hefty nice since their motion would outcome within the broadcaster struggling a giant loss within the high-value sport. The ICC can even punish the PCB with a short lived ban on bilateral sequence, resulting in worldwide isolation.