Bangladesh and Pakistan quietly joined hands for the T20 World Cup against India. Now this has been revealed. Bangladesh’s sports advisor Asif Nazrul thanked Islamabad for boycotting the tournament and said that Islamabad has supported Bangladesh’s boycott by boycotting a match against India in Colombo.
“Thank you, Pakistan,” Nazrul posted on Facebook. He further wrote, “Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given a statement that his country has decided to boycott the match against India in protest against Bangladesh’s exclusion from the T20 World Cup.”
what is the whole matter
Nazrul is the sports advisor in the interim government led by Mohammed Yunus and the function of the advisor is similar to that of a minister in the department. Actually, Nazrul is the Sports Minister in the interim government, which was formed after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government in the July-August 2024 movement. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been asked by the Sharif government to abandon the match against India to be held on February 15 in Colombo, as Bangladesh had refused to play the match due to security concerns, due to which Scotland has been asked to play the match in place of Bangladesh.
What did the Pakistani PM say?
Nazrul’s letter of thanks came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s statement. “We have made our stand clear on the T20 World Cup that we will not play matches against India because there should not be politics on the playing field,” Sharif said at a government meeting in Islamabad. He further said, “We have taken this stance very thoughtfully and we should stand completely with Bangladesh. I think this is a very appropriate decision. We are with Bangladesh.”
Earlier, Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) claim that India is not safe for its cricketers has been dashed by its own contradictions as it has allowed Bangladeshi shooters to play in New Delhi to participate in the Asian Shooting Championship.
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