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India and Pakistan will play in a T20 World Cup group match in Colombo on February 15, starting at 7 pm.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that it will not penalize the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for its refusal to play T20 World Cup matches in India.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi stated that a final decision regarding a potential boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India will be made within the next 24 hours
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi is reportedly preparing to ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to reverse a potential boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India, scheduled for February 15 in Colombo, following appeals from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Emirates cricket boards, and the ICC, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board president requested an end to the boycott during talks in Lahore. Naqvi is expected to brief the Prime Minister on these communications and other related issues, including a prior discussion with ICC Vice Chairman Imran Khawaja where Naqvi questioned the ICC's stance on Pakistan refusing to accept the Asia Cup trophy from an Indian official, a situation arising after Bangladesh was eliminated from the World Cup due to refusing to play in India over security concerns.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has accused ICC of double standards for not treating Bangladesh and Pakistan the same way as it does India.
Pak boycotts match against India scheduled for Feb 15
Despite the ICC giving an ultimatum, Bangladesh’s Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul said ‘the security risk regarding playing in India remains unchanged’.
According to unconfirmed reports, the ICC is exploring two venues in south India to hosts Bangladesh though the neighbouring country has refused to play the T20 World Cup in India.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Wednesday that the sport's global governing body, the International Cricket Council, is considering a request to move their Twenty20 World Cup matches out of India over safety concerns. Amid fraught relations between the two countries, Indian Premier
Virat Kohli has moved up to second place in the ICC men's ODI rankings.
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