Pakistan has agreed to play with India in the T20 World Cup 2026. This became possible after the meeting of ICC, BCB and PCB in Lahore. Now Bangladesh Cricket Board President Aminul Islam has told that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has invited 5 big cricket playing countries of Asia. He told that this meeting will be held on February 15 during the India vs Pakistan match in Colombo.

ICC’s high-profile meeting

In an interview given to Bangladeshi channel, Aminul Islam said that ICC wants a meeting between 5 countries of Asia. The BCB President said that Pakistan had decided to boycott not only the match against India but the entire T20 World Cup 2026 tournament. Aminul also claimed that he personally explained to Mohsin Naqvi what the consequences of the boycott could be.

Let us remind you that in the meeting held in Lahore, Pakistan had put forward many demands before the ICC. Among them, the demand for compensation to Bangladesh was accepted and it was also said that increasing Pakistan’s share in ICC revenue would be considered.

What will be the purpose of the meeting?

It is not yet clear what will be the objective of this meeting proposed by ICC on 15th February and what aspects will be discussed in it. However, Aminul Islam said that through this meeting, efforts will be made to improve the cricket relations between Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, which had reached a bad condition due to the boycott controversy.

Let us tell you that the match between India and Pakistan will be played in Colombo on 15th February, which will start at 7 pm Indian time. Both India and Pakistan are present in Group A.

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Pakistan has finally agreed to play a match with India in the T20 World Cup 2026. Pakistan took this decision after the meeting held in Lahore. With this, the India vs Pakistan match on 15th February has been confirmed. Earlier, when Scotland replaced Bangladesh, the schedule was changed. Is there any change in the schedule of T20 World Cup even after Pakistan has decided to boycott? Here you will get the answer to this question.

What happened to the schedule?

The simple answer is, no. In fact, when the Pakistan government announced that its national cricket team will not play the match with India. After that, there was a lot of uproar over the boycott, but amidst all this controversy, the schedule of the World Cup remained the same, in which there was no change.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav had also said that Team India will go to Colombo with the intention of playing the match with Pakistan as per the scheduled schedule and will be present in the field for the toss. He said that Team India will follow all the protocols, because they have not refused to play with Pakistan, but it is Pakistan that is doing so. Since the schedule was never changed, nothing has changed even after Pakistan’s decision.

Start with victory of India and Pakistan

India and Pakistan have started their respective T20 World Cup campaigns with wins. Team India defeated USA by 29 runs in its first match. On the other hand, Pakistan narrowly escaped defeat in its very first match. Pak team was successful in defeating Netherlands by 3 wickets by a very close margin.

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When the India-Pakistan match took place in the Group Stage of Asia Cup 2025, there was a lot of ruckus. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had threatened to boycott the Asia Cup on the handshake dispute. Now in the Super-4 match, India and Pakistan teams are ready to come face to face again (India vs Pakistan Super 4). Before this match, captain Suryakumar Yadav has given a big statement on joining hands with the Pak team.

Before the India vs Pakistan Super-4 match, captain Suryakumar Yadav was asked questions about joining hands with the Pak team in the press conference. Captain Suryakumar postponed this question in talks.

Pakistan again insulted

On the question of joining hands with the Pakistan team, Suryakumar Yadav said, “There will be a good contest of the ball and bat here and it will also be a pressure match. I said earlier that the stadium will be full of people and the crowd will be full support you. It is better that you give your best and enjoy the match.”

To avoid the impact of different speculation on social media, Suryakumar Yadav said that it would be better for the players to close the room, switch off the phone and sleep. “Captain Surya made it clear that if the players have to give their best, then you have to avoid the outside noise.

Suryakumar Yadav closes eyes during the national anthem

Suryakumar Yadav said that whenever he gets into the field wearing Team India jersey, it is a moment of pride for him. He told another disclosure that while playing the national anthem in the field, he closes his eyes.

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