The controversy regarding the 2026 T20 World Cup is not ending. First Bangladesh announced not to participate in this tournament and then ICC included Scotland in the World Cup in its place. Now Pakistan has refused to play against India in the league stage of the tournament. On Sunday, February 1, the Pakistan government announced that their team will not play the match against India on February 15. They will boycott this match. Now Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga’s reaction has come on this matter.

Pakistan team left for Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday for the T20 World Cup. The third T20 match was played between Pakistan and Australia on Sunday itself. He said, “We are contracted players with the board and all the players are with whatever decision has been taken by the government and the board.” Salman Ali Aga also said that the team is going to Sri Lanka with the intention of winning the World Cup. He said, “We have three more group matches and we will try to win all of them and qualify for the next round.“

What ICC Will action be taken against Pakistan?

If reports are to be believed, PCB has not yet informed ICC about not playing the match with India. ICC can take action only when PCB officially informs ICC about this boycott. It is also being said in a report that now Pakistan can also be thrown out of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Apart from this, now ICC Pakistan’s T20 League (PSL) foreign players in NOC She may also refuse to give.

Why did Pakistan take such a decision?

It is well known that Pakistan has taken such a decision to please Bangladesh. Earlier, Bangladesh had announced not to participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup, because the ICC had refused to shift their matches outside India after the announcement of the schedule and schedule. After this, Pakistan players and their board chief Mohsin Naqvi criticized ICC and also hinted at boycotting the tournament. Now Pakistan is boycotting the match against India in support of Bangladesh to keep its political relations good.

However, the Pakistan government has not yet confirmed what will happen if their semi-final or final match in the T20 World Cup is against India? Will he play then or not? Currently, the Shahbaz government has only said that it will boycott the match to be played on 15th February.