Shahid Afridi Gave Statement Regarding Son-In-Law Shaheen Afridi: Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was going through poor form in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. He also suffered a lot against Team India. After losing to the Indian team, former Pakistan all-rounder and Shaheen’s father-in-law Shahid Afridi also criticized him fiercely. He had said in a Pakistani TV show that Shaheen should be dropped from the playing 11. It should be given and it happened also. Shaheen was not played in the last group stage match against Namibia. However, he got a chance to play in the Super-8 match against England. In this match, Shaheen showed his class and took 4 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. After this performance, Shahid Afridi has now given another statement regarding Shaheen.

What did Shaheed Afridi say now about Shaheen Afridi?

Shaheed Afridi said on a Pakistani TV show, ‘I had to make him angry. They will ask me in the next match, I will include Shaheen in that too and will not keep him in my team. This is how to make him angry. Stroke some people’s ego. Make some people angry. I know very well the mind that Shaheen has. I had told my daughter also.

Shahid Afridi said, “I wanted Shaheen to be angry with me, If you ask me again, I would still drop him in the next match. Sometimes, to unlock a player’s full potential, you have to criticize them and break their ego. And it worked brilliantly.”pic.twitter.com/JhdrQ8Vt6L

-Salman. (@TsMeSalman) February 25, 2026

Actually, Shaheen Afridi is married to Shahid Afridi’s daughter Ansha Afridi. After Shahid’s dropping statement, his daughter Ansha got angry with him. Shahid Afridi himself mentioned this. After this, Shahid Afridi told his daughter to watch his (Shaheen Afridi) performance in the next match. Shahid Afridi further said, ‘We have to play with the minds of some people, so I played.’ However, despite Shaheen Afridi’s brilliant performance against England, Pakistan had to face defeat by 2 wickets at the hands of England. After this defeat, Pakistan is almost out of T20 World Cup 2026.

Irfan Pathan Danced To The Song Afghan Jalebi: India got a spectacular 61-run victory against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. There is an atmosphere of celebration on social media after this victory, but a special video of former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has set the internet on fire. Actually, Irfan, in his familiar style, has taken a dig at Pakistan’s defeat. After seeing this, entire Pakistanis must have felt chilly.

Irfan danced on Afghan Jalebi

Immediately after the match between India vs Pakistan, Irfan Pathan posted a video of himself dancing on Instagram, in which he is seen dancing on the famous song Afghan Jalebi. Along with this video, he wrote in the caption, ‘Neighbors, how was Sunday?’ This style of Irfan was a direct joke towards Pakistani fans, which quickly went viral. This is not the first time, but Irfan has earlier celebrated the Asia Cup and Champions Trophy by dancing on the same song, which has now become his identity.

Team India’s Super Sunday on the field

The real reason for Irfan Pathan’s celebration was Team India’s victory over Pakistan. On a difficult pitch, Ishan Kishan played a stormy innings of 77 runs in just 40 balls, taking India to the score of 175. He completely neutralized Pakistan’s spin attack by making an important partnership of 87 runs with Tilak Verma. While chasing the target, Pakistan team could not stand against the lethal bowling of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya and the entire team was reduced to just 114 runs.

India’s 8-1 historic lead in T20 World Cup

R of Colombo. With the win at the Premadasa Stadium, India has taken its record 8-1 lead against Pakistan in the history of T20 World Cup. Actually, so far 9 matches have been played between India and Pakistan in this tournament, in which Team India has won 8 times, while Pakistan has got only one win.

Axar Patel Ridiculated Pakistan And Praised Ishan Kishan: Team India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs on Sunday night i.e. 15th February and made it to the Super 8 round of T20 World Cup 2026. In this match, Ishan Kishan, who played an explosive inning of 77 runs with 10 fours and 4 sixes in 40 balls, was chosen as the player of the match. After the victory against Pakistan, Team India’s vice-captain Akshar Patel came to the press conference to answer the questions of the journalists, who took 2 important wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs. He admitted that there is extra pressure during the India-Pakistan match, but said that the players do not pay attention to the discussions going on outside regarding the age-old rivalry and quietly focus on their work.

Akshar told reporters after the match

Akshar Patel said, ‘Yes, there is pressure, people around you, your family or friends talk to you about it. So yes, there is a little more pressure than a normal match. Being professional cricketers we only focus on controlling our emotions. We don’t think much about competition nor do we put extra pressure on ourselves because of it. We look at Pakistan like any other team. We don’t think about mutual rivalries. We just focus on cricket so, whenever I play (against Pakistan), I take it as a match against another opponent.

Akshar praised Ishaan Kishan fiercely

Akshar Patel praised Ishan Kishan and said, ‘Looking at the way he batted, I think it was one of the best innings, because it was not so easy to bat in the conditions here. The ball was spinning, some balls were going straight, so it was not easy. The only thing is that his form in domestic cricket, he maintained it in the series against New Zealand and then scored a half-century in the last match as well. When your confidence is high, you don’t think much about yourself or the wicket. Along with confidence, skill is also important, he did not hit all his shots at one place, but also played shots over cover and slip.

Lalit Modi Congratulated Gautam Gambhir On Team India Victory Against Pakistan: The match played between India and Pakistan in ICC tournaments is considered the greatest rivalry. Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, has added another great chapter to this greatest rivalry in the T20 World Cup 2026. The Indian team played on Sunday i.e. 15th February in Colombo’s R. They registered their record 8th win in the history of T20 World Cup by defeating their arch rivals Pakistan by 61 runs at Premadasa Stadium. After this spectacular victory, there was a flood of congratulations on social media, because India has confirmed its place in Super 8 by defeating Pakistan.

Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi congratulated

After the victory against Pakistan, former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi congratulated Team India for its stellar performance. He also praised the ‘leadership abilities’ of head coach Gautam Gambhir. Lalit Modi wrote on X, ‘Congratulations to Team India for the victory against Pakistan in @cricketworldcup in Colombo and also to @GautamGambhir for his leadership.’

In response, head coach Gautam Gambhir also graciously replied, writing, ‘Thank you very much for your good wishes!’

Congratulations to Team India on its win against Pakistan as expected in the @cricketworldcup in Colombo and to @GautamGambhir for his stewardship pic.twitter.com/eQ4DOKy5Hl

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) February 15, 2026

Ishan Kishan played a strong innings

Ishan Kishan played a strong inning of 77 runs in 40 balls with the help of 10 fours and 4 sixes. This inning of Ishaan turned the match towards India, due to which Team India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs. R of Colombo. Batting first on the double-paced pitch of Premadasa Stadium, India posted a strong score of 175/7 on the back of Kishan’s controlled aggression and heavy innings.

Pakistan May Be Out Of The Super 8s Of The T20 World Cup 2026: The biggest match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 took place between India and Pakistan last night i.e. on 15 February, in which Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat by 61 runs. R of Colombo. In this match played at Premadasa Stadium, India scored 175 runs. In reply, the entire Pakistan team was reduced to just 114 runs. This defeat has not only broken Pakistan’s pride, but their hopes of reaching Super 8 are also under threat.

Pakistan is in bad shape on the points table

With the defeat against Team India, Pakistan has moved to third place in the points table of Group-A. Now Pakistan has only one way left to reach Super-8, they will have to win their last match against Namibia on Wednesday i.e. 18th February at any cost. If they beat Namibia, they will qualify for the Super 8 with 6 points.

If Pakistan loses, USA’s luck will shine

If Pakistan loses their last match against Namibia, they will be directly out of the tournament. In such a situation, the door to Super 8 may open for USA. However, America’s qualification will also depend on the match between India and Netherlands. If Netherlands beats India, then the decision will be based on Net Run Rate (NRR), which looks quite difficult. It will be very difficult for Team India to defeat a weak team like Netherlands in the T20 World Cup.

Team India reached Super 8

After the brilliant performance against Pakistan, Team India remains on top in Group-A. The next match of the Indian team will be against Netherlands in Ahmedabad on Wednesday i.e. 8th February. Victory in this match will further strengthen India’s position, whereas in case of defeat, the equation of the group can become quite complicated. However, currently Team India is the first team from its group to go to Super 8.

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla Thanked The ICC: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday, February 10, praised the International Cricket Council (ICC) and said that it ‘found a very good solution’ due to which Pakistan withdrew its boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India. Following the request of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the Pakistan government decided to withdraw the boycott appeal, which means that the match between India and Pakistan will take place as per schedule.

Rajeev Shukla thanked ICC

Rajiv Shukla told reporters, ‘On behalf of BCCI, I want to express my gratitude to ICC President (Jay Shah) and his officials for finding a very good solution. This decision has been taken after discussions with Pakistan Cricket Board and Bangladesh Cricket Board and after listening to all the parties. He said, ‘This decision is very important for cricket. Cricket should continue and now the World Cup will be a big success. As far as ICC is concerned, this is a big achievement. Bangladesh Cricket Board has also praised ICC. He listened to all the parties and took this decision keeping in mind the interests of all. Shukla further said, ‘Ultimately cricket is most important for everyone. International cricket is important for everyone.

Pakistan government withdrew the decision of boycott

Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Aminul Islam had issued a statement in Dhaka, appealing to Pakistan to withdraw the boycott. After this it was decided that Pakistan would withdraw the boycott. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake also spoke on phone to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who requested him to allow the team to play the match. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi informed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif about his talks with the ICC. After this, the Pakistan government issued a statement and gave permission to its team to play this match.

ICC did not fine Bangladesh

The ICC made some concessions on the issue and decided not to impose any penalty on Bangladesh, which had to pull out of the World Cup after refusing to play in India citing security concerns. Earlier, Pakistan had said that it will not play the match against India. This was being considered as a political protest related to the exclusion of Bangladesh from the tournament. The ICC had rejected Bangladesh’s request to shift its matches from India to Sri Lanka due to security reasons. After this, Bangladesh was thrown out of the tournament and Scotland was included in its place.

Salman Mirza Given Statement On Playing Against India: The India vs Pakistan match in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled to be held on 15 February in Colombo. Regarding this match, Pakistan fast bowler Salman Mirza said on Monday, February 9 that the team is preparing to play the entire T20 World Cup 2026 and will also play the match against India after getting permission from the government. In the press conference before the match between America and Pakistan, Salman Mirza was asked whether there was any discussion in the team regarding the match against India. In response, Mirza said, ‘We are preparing for the entire tournament. We will play according to the opposing team. The decision will be taken by the government and we will do what is asked of us.

Salman Mirza gave statement on India-Pakistan match

Salman Mirza said, ‘At this time the focus is on the upcoming match and we will make strategy match by match. As far as the match against India is concerned, it will be the government’s decision. Whatever the government decides, we will play accordingly.

Sri Lanka-UAE urge PCB to reconsider the decision

The cricket boards of Sri Lanka and UAE have also urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to reconsider its decision. A PCB source said that Aminul appreciated the solidarity shown by Pakistan towards Bangladesh cricket and requested Naqvi to end the boycott. The source said that Naqvi will probably request the Prime Minister to allow the team to play against India in the T20 World Cup 2026. Naqvi will give details to the Prime Minister especially about the requests of Sri Lanka, UAE and Bangladesh boards and the recent talks.

Pakistan Placed Three Demands Before The ICC: Dark clouds are still looming over the India vs Pakistan match in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Pakistan has refused to play matches against India in this tournament. However, till now the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not given written information to the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding this. In such a situation, it is expected that India vs Pakistan match will be seen on 15th February.

ICC is also making every possible effort to organize the biggest India vs Pakistan match of T20 World Cup 2026. On Sunday, February 8, a meeting was held between ICC and PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi, in which the President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was also present. Pakistan has placed three big demands before the ICC to end the match boycott against India. One of these demands is such that India will never agree to it.

Pakistan placed these three demands before ICC

According to a report by Telecom Asia Sport, PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi has put three conditions before the ICC to end the boycott call of the match against India. He demanded more revenue share from the world body and also demanded resumption of bilateral cricket with India. Apart from this, he has also demanded that Indian players join hands with Pakistani players in the T20 World Cup 2026.

First demand – Pakistan needs more revenue from the world body.

Second demand – Bilateral cricket with India should start again.

Third demand – Indian players should join hands with Pakistani players in T20 World Cup 2026.

India will never accept Pakistan’s second demand

India will never agree to the second demand placed before the ICC by Pakistan. The last bilateral series between India and Pakistan was played in the year 2012. Due to political tension, for the last 16 years both the teams have played against each other only in ICC tournaments. After the Pahalgam terrorist attack in India last year, India’s stance against Pakistan has become more tough. After this attack, Team India has stopped shaking hands with Pakistani players from Asia Cup 2025 itself. Even if the remaining two demands of Pakistan are fulfilled, resumption of the bilateral series seems quite difficult.