The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced its remaining stance on taking part within the ICC T20 World Cup. They’ve lastly determined to abide by their authorities’s diktat, even when they qualify for the knockouts and have a recreation scheduled towards India.
Pakistan’s stubbornness has scattered the complete dynamics of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Although many have claimed that the assault this time isn’t on India or the BCCI, however on the ICC, for not having met the calls for of the BCB. They consider that the ICC had met India’s ploy to not function within the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan, so why not the identical for Bangladesh, once they refused to journey to India?
The ICC has, nevertheless, talked about on a number of events that the Bangladesh matches couldn’t be shifted as a result of logistical challenges that have been confronted as a result of tickets being bought already for the match being carried out on the Eden Gardens.
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PCB will observe the federal government’s order if it meets India once more within the knockouts
The Pakistan authorities permitted the PCB to take its crew over to Sri Lanka for the ICC T20 World 2026; nevertheless, they issued a boycott on the sport towards India on the fifteenth of February on the R. Premadasa Stadium.
The PCB additionally abided by the choice made by their authorities, and therefore, Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that they’ll make their plans clear to the ICC on Monday. The announcement was made reside on Sunday by the Pakistan authorities.
Based on the newest report, a PCB supply has confirmed to PTI that PCB will observe the federal government’s directions even when they’re positioned towards India in a knockout recreation within the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
“The board has additionally been notified by the federal government that the nationwide crew is not going to play towards India on fifteenth February and forfeit factors within the World Cup. As for the state of affairs the place Pakistan is likely to be required to play towards India within the knockout levels, the board will observe any determination taken by the federal government at the moment as effectively,” a PCB supply mentioned.
“One board can’t be allowed to run world cricket,” PCB accuses ICC of bias
Mohsin Naqvi, throughout his assembly with the Pakistan Chief Minister, had requested him to decide the place they may hold themselves in competition, however had additionally made it clear that the PCB would conform to any determination made by the federal government concerning the T20 World Cup difficulty.
“So far as the PCB is worried, for some time now there was a rising feeling that the ICC has not been simply in its dealings with a number of the different boards, extra lately with Bangladesh, and one board can’t be allowed to run world cricket,” the supply mentioned.
The PCB has blamed the ICC for listening to claims made by just one board (by which they hinted on the BCCI), and therefore, they made the assertion that the physique can’t be run by a single board. These assaults grew stronger after former BCCI secretary Jay Shah was elected the ICC Chairman uncontested.
ICC to chop Pakistan’s income for T20 World Cup
After Pakistan made the assertion to boycott the sport towards India, the ICC instantly issued them an ultimatum and warned them of penalties. Alongside penalties, the ICC had requested the PCB to reach at an answer that’s mutually acceptable and safeguards the pursuits of all stakeholders.
Nonetheless, the PCB has not paid heed to the ICC on this difficulty, regardless of the warning from the ICC to chop off their T20 World Cup income. A number of claims have been made concerning Pakistan’s income from the ICC being negligible, which doesn’t have an effect on the board.
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