Suryakumar Yadav on IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2026: It has been made clear by the Pakistan government that their team will play in the 2026 T20 World Cup, but will take part in the match against India on 15th February. People are giving their respective reactions on this issue. Now Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, while giving his first reaction on this matter, said that his flight is booked and he is going to Sri Lanka for the match.

In the press conference on Thursday, Suryakumar Yadav said that even though Pakistan has opposed the match, we will go for the match. Apart from this, while talking about the 2025 Asia Cup, he said that we had also played in the Asia Cup, in which India and Pakistan clashed a total of three times.

We did not refuse, our flight is booked

Surya said that we did not refuse to play the match against Pakistan, but it was forbidden from their side. ICC gave us the schedule. Our flight is booked and we are going there (Colombo).

The discussion going on in the team is that we will play the first match on 7th February and then we will go there. We have played good cricket against them. We were told that the match is on 15th February and that match is at a neutral venue. If we get a chance, we will play. Surya further said that this is a difficult decision for Pakistani players also.

Their decision is not in our control

Surya was questioned about Pakistan’s decision not to play the match against India. Responding to this he said that his decision is not in our control. We played against them in the Asia Cup on a neutral venue. We are ready.

Let us tell you that Team India will start its campaign in the tournament on 07 February. India has to play its first match against USA. After this, as per the schedule, Men in Blue will face Namibia, Pakistan and Netherlands.

T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 07 February. In the same tournament, the match between India and Pakistan will be played on 15th February. This will probably be the most high voltage match of the tournament. The match between India and Pakistan will be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is paying special attention to security regarding the match.

Sri Lankan Sports Minister Sunil Kumara said that security has been kept on priority for the match, so that there is no problem of any kind regarding the tournament. Speaking to news agency AFP, the Sports Minister said, “We are paying special attention to the India-Pakistan match.” Apart from this, it was told that special commando units will be deployed for the security of both the teams.

Complete security from arrival to departure at the airport

“They will be protected by arm guards from the time they exit the airport till they return to their plane,” an official reportedly said.

Let us tell you that the upcoming T20 World Cup will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The teams of India and Pakistan have stopped playing in each other’s country, due to which both the matches in the tournament will be played in Sri Lanka. Pakistan will play all its matches in Sri Lanka only.

India Pakistan’s record in T20 World Cup

Talking about the record of India vs Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, let us tell you that till now 8 matches have been played between the two in the tournament. In these matches, Team India has won 7 matches, whereas Pakistan has won only 1 match.

India vs Pakistan Overall T20 Head to Head

Talking about the overall T20 International record of India vs Pakistan, 16 T20 matches have been played between the two so far. In these matches, Team India has gained the lead and has won 13 matches. Whereas Pakistan has won only 3 matches.