Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan have shown signs of relenting on its decision to boycott its match against India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, though it has sought major concessions from ICC during a meeting with two senior International Cricket Council (ICC) officials, a news report said on Sunday.Bangladesh too have sought higher revenue share from the ICC’s and also the hosting rights of one global event — likely to be the next Under-19 World Cup in 2028, while the Pakistan Cricket Board has…
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Dhaka: India-Bangladesh relationship has witnessed historic low since the 2024 July Uprising, a downward trend that is still continuing. With an uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee Bangladesh, New Delhi woke up to a surprising wave of anti-India sentiments in its neighbourhood. The resurgence of Islamists and attacks on minorities, in addition to the country’s social and cultural spaces, confirmed the main force behind such sentiments. The interim government under Muhammad Yunus took litt…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday that Pakistan’s decision to selectively participate in the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and boycott its Group A clash against India undermines the integrity of global cricket and could have long-term consequences for the sport in the country.The governing body issued a statement after a post by Pakistan’s government on X said it had granted permission to the Pakistan team to travel to Sri Lanka for the tournament…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes Pakistan’s firm stance could now trigger a fresh phase of negotiations after neighbouring nation decided not to play India in their scheduled Men’s T20 World Cup match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15. The Pakistan government granted the team conditional approval to take part in the tournamentLatif also noted that the possibility of sanctions has been looming for some time and that commercial interests …
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan will not play India in their scheduled Men’s T20 World Cup match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, after the government granted the team conditional approval to take part in the tournament. The statement did not specify a reason for that decision, though it is believed that Pakistan will boycott the match against India to show solidarity with Bangladesh, who were pulled out of Men’s T20 World Cup for seeking relocation of their matches out…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The uncertainty surrounding Pakistan’s participation in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has sparked widespread trolling on social media, with Iceland and Uganda Cricket leading the charge with humorous posts on replacing Pakistan that quickly went viral.The situation arose after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi cast doubts over the team’s participation in the global event, citing support for Bangladesh, who were replaced by Scotland in the tournament lin…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan will fly out to Colombo on Monday by when the country’s cricket chief will have announced team’s participation in the Twenty20 World Cup, said a report”Despite the uncertainty over the participation on the World Cup, Pakistan team is booked with Australia team to fly out to Colombo via Air Lanka flight from Lahore,” sources told Telecom Asia Sport (www.telecomasia.net).”We hope that by Friday the PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi will have cleared the team’s participation …
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistan players showed solidarity with their government and cricket board on any decision they take regarding the team’s participation in next month’s World Cup, a report said. All the top players met PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore Sunday afternoon and assured him that any decision taken by the government and PCB will have their support,” sources told Telecomasia.net.”We are all with our government and cricket board and back their stance of protesting what happened…
Lahore, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday announced the Salman Agha-led squad for the ICC T20 World Cup, which will be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7, with the veteran duo Babar Azam and pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi making a return. Having recently become the all-time leading run-getter in Men’s T20Is, Babar Azam adds rich experience to the Pakistan batting lineup, while pacer Haris Rauf, who has performed well in the ongoing Big Bash League, having taken 20 wickets in just…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has received as many as a dozen bids for buying the rights for two new teams in the 2026 edition, with offers coming from five continents, even though a news report claimed that most of them are skittish on the high base price sought by the board.The PCB has set USD 4 million as the base price for the new PSL teams, claiming the interest has been high after two successful roadshows in London and New York attracted a good number of investors.T…