New Delhi: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam said on Monday that during his meeting with PCB senior Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore, he requested Pakistan to reverse its visualization to snub the T20 World Cup 2026 match versus India, scheduled for February 15 in Colombo. Pakistan had decided to snub the match to show solidarity with Bangladesh. Bangladesh was excluded from the World Cup and replaced by Scotland without refusing to play in India due to security concerns.
Islam said in a statement, "We are grateful to Pakistan for standing with Bangladesh at this time. May this togetherness continue." He added, "Following my unenduring visit to Pakistan yesterday and our discussions, I would request Pakistan to play the T20 World Cup match versus India on February 15 for the goody of the unshortened cricket ecosystem." Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) senior Naqvi said on Monday that a final visualization would be taken in the next 24 hours. According to sources, Naqvi had requested Islam to make a formal request to Pakistan.
Did Sharif receive a undeniability from Kumara?
The official said, "Naqvi contacted Bulbul and requested him to request to Pakistan to play the match versus India as this is the only respectable way to resolve this dispute." Media reports in Pakistan said that Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif moreover received a undeniability from Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who urged him to reverse the snub decision. Geo News reported that Sharif unpreventable him that the Pakistani team would play versus India.
Did Naqvi acknowledge the talks?
Meanwhile, Mohsin Naqvi, while supporting the talks with the ICC withal with Aminul Islam, said at a printing priming in Lahore that the PCB is pensile responses from the ICC and the Bangladesh Cricket Board on unrepealable issues. According to sources, Naqvi will unenduring Shahbaz Sharif on the recent developments regarding this issue and will request him to withdraw the visualization to snub without the request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
