By Admin 
The Pakistan government announced on Sunday that its team will not take the field in the match against India in the 2026 T20 World Cup. Shahbaz Sarkar said that the Pakistan team will boycott the match against India on 15 February. However, former Pakistani cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal have questioned this decision.
Former Pakistani cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal have surrounded the PCB. He said that when the match on 15th February was not to be played and two points were to be given, then why play the Under-19 World Cup with India today, this is also an ICC event and that too.
Let us tell you that today i.e. on Sunday, a match was played between India and Pakistan in the 2026 Under-19 World Cup, in which Team India won. Today, Shahbaz government announced that Pakistan team will not play the match against India in the 2026 T20 World Cup, which is to be played on 15th February. In such a situation, the question of the former cricketer is justified. Under-19 is also an ICC tournament, but you are playing here and refusing to play there.
Shahbaz Sarkar has not yet clarified whether his team will play if Pakistan faces India in the semi-finals. Now the Government of Pakistan has announced to boycott the match to be held on 15th February. This was a league stage match, which was to be played in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan is in Group A with India
In the 2026 T20 World Cup, all 20 teams have been divided into four groups. Pakistan team is in Group A with India. Apart from these two, USA and Netherlands are also part of Group A. Now Pakistan will have to win against USA and Netherlands to reach Super 8. If they do this then they can reach the next stage of the tournament even without playing India.