By Admin 
A new discussion has started regarding the India-Pakistan match before the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Recently the Government of Pakistan has given approval to participate in the tournament. However, the government there has taken another shocking decision and said that it will boycott the India-Pakistan match to be held on February 15. After this decision, the biggest question raised was whether the Indian team will go to Sri Lanka as per the schedule or not. Now the picture seems to be clear to a great extent.
India will follow ICC protocol
According to media reports, the Indian team will follow ICC rules and protocols in this entire matter. Whether Pakistan plays or not, Team India will tour Sri Lanka as per its scheduled schedule. The Indian team has to play the India-Pakistan match in Colombo, which is being organized by R. Scheduled at Premadasa Stadium.
Practice and press conference in Colombo
According to sources, the Indian team captained by Suryakumar Yadav will reach Sri Lanka and also conduct practice sessions there. Apart from this, the team will also participate in the official press conference to be held before the match. The team will reach the stadium on time and complete the formalities related to the match. After this the final decision will be taken by the match referee.
India will benefit if Pakistan does not come
If the Pakistan team does not reach Colombo on the scheduled day and does not play the match, then India may get a walkover as per ICC rules. In such a situation, Team India will get two points without playing, which can prove to be very important in the group stage.
Now everyone’s eyes are on ICC in this whole matter. Boycott of any one match in a big event like World Cup tournament raises many questions. In the coming days, it will become clear what stand the ICC takes on Pakistan’s decision.
Both teams for T20 World Cup
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
Pakistan: Salman Aga (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafe, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.