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India skipper Suryakumar Yadav said his team will fly out to Colombo for the February 15 match against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, which the neighbours have decided to boycott.
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha reiterated that they respect their government’s decision to boycott the T20 World Cup group match against India.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has accused ICC of double standards for not treating Bangladesh and Pakistan the same way as it does India.
Salman Ali Agha said his team will follow the Pakistan government’s instructions to boycott the February 15 match against India in the T20 World Cup.
This is the second time in the last five months that India have allowed geo-political tensions in their neighbourhood influence the behaviour on the cricket field.
Bangladesh will be demanding to play their T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka, like Pakistan.
Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai are the venues shortlisted for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi, who is chairman of Asian Cricket Council, has reportedly instructed to not hand over Asia Cup trophy to India without his approval.
The mixing of a popular sport with nationalism has concocted a powerful cocktail, which carries with it the potential to cause grave harm to the traditions attached to the sport.
Sidra Amin was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of ICC Code of Conduct during the India-Pakistan match in the Women’s World Cup in Colombo.
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