By Admin 
Before the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan has shown a big drama. The neighboring country has made it clear that their cricket team will participate in the upcoming T20 World Cup, but will not play the match against India. The Government of Pakistan officially announced this on social media platform X. It was written in the post that Pakistan will play the World Cup, but will not take the field in the match against India to be held on 15 February.
Earlier, Bangladesh had refused to play in the T20 World Cup because their team was not safe to play in India. Now Pakistan, showing a unique drama, has refused to play only the match against India. Now the question is arising that what loss can Pakistan suffer from this boycott? So let us tell you that Pakistan may suffer a lot from this.
#ICCT20WORLDCUP | Pakistan will not play the match against India on February 15th, tweets Government of Pakistan pic.twitter.com/4dUN9Xi1EE
— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2026
Pakistan suffers loss due to boycotting the match against India
According to ICC rules, if the Pakistan team does not take the field for the match against India, then the match will be considered cancelled. This will deduct two points and have a negative impact on Pakistan’s net run rate. Clause 16.10.7 of the playing rules states that if a team abandons the match, all the overs played by it will be counted, while the net run rate of the opposing team will not be affected.
Apart from immediate sporting penalties, sources say the ICC may consider further disciplinary action once the PCB formally clears its stand. Although there have been cases of match cancellations in some of the ICC tournaments in the past, officials consider refusal to play a scheduled World Cup match based on prior information as a serious violation.
ICC can take strict action
A report published in India Today quoted sources as saying that the ICC is ready to consider more stringent action if Pakistan implements its decision in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. It was further told that ICC can also consider imposing sanctions on Pakistan.
PCB’s annual revenue may stop
The report further quoted an official on the condition of confidentiality as saying that PCB’s share in ICC’s annual revenue is around $34.5 million dollars (about 316 crore Indian rupees), which can be banned.
Official talks are yet to take place between PCB and ICC
It has been told that at present there has been no official discussion regarding this between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council. Now it will be interesting to see when and what statement comes from ICC on this issue.