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Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has openly expressed his displeasure over Pakistan’s decision of not playing the match against India in the T20 World Cup 2026. He believes that this decision is more related to politics than cricket and its purpose is only to create an atmosphere and not to stand firmly on any concrete issue.
Harbhajan Singh raised questions
On his YouTube channel, Harbhajan has described Pakistan as “Abdullah crazy about foreign marriage”. He said that the stand of Pakistan Government and Pakistan Cricket Board is not clear. On one hand the team is being allowed to play the T20 World Cup, while on the other hand distance is being maintained from the match against India. According to Harbhajan, if there was a real reason behind any decision, then either the entire tournament would have been abandoned or all the matches would have been played. He clearly said that this decision is incomprehensible and there is no cricketing logic in it.
Questions were also raised on the support of Bangladesh
Harbhajan also raised questions on Pakistan’s attempt to link this move with support of Bangladesh. He says that if Pakistan really wants to stand with any other country, then it should also accept its consequences. He said, “After some time, Pakistan will say that this was a matter of Bangladesh, ICC put pressure on us, and we were ready to play. This is a complete drama to mislead people.
Ignoring cricket fans
Harbhajan Singh also raised the issue that India-Pakistan match is not just between two teams, but it is a big cricket event for crores of spectators. He said that in Pakistan also a large number of people want to see this match, but their interests have been ignored. He reminded that earlier also when the situation was difficult, tournaments like Asia Cup were played because earnings were linked to it. Now suddenly politics seems to be dominating more than cricket.
Reference was also made to neutral venue
Harbhajan also said that this match was to be played not in India or Pakistan, but on a neutral venue. He said that if the game could have been played in earlier circumstances, then why is patriotism being displayed suddenly now. He said that it is okay if Pakistan does not come to India. India has also refused to go to Pakistan, so your decision is also right. Although this match is on a neutral venue so what is the problem in it.
warning about the future
Harbhajan Singh finally warned Pakistan that such decisions can have long-term effects. ICC may take this matter seriously and in future Pakistan may have to suffer losses in hosting the tournament or other cricket activities. He said that now it will be interesting to see how far Pakistan sticks to its decision or whether it remains just a statement like before.