Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi (Image credit: X) Pakistan left for Sri Lanka on Monday for the T20 World Cup as they await possible sanctions from the International Cricket Council following their refusal to play India in the tournament. Video footage released by the Pakistan Cricket Board showed players wearing their new World Cup kit…
India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) Amid the current standoff over Pakistan’s refusal to play India on February 15 at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, cricket once again finds itself grappling with an uncomfortable reality — the incident of teams boycotting matches during global tournaments. While Pakistan have been cleared by their government to…
Harbhajan Singh, and Pakistan cricket team NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has taken a sharp dig at Pakistan’s decision to boycott its Group A clash against India in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, calling it an “unnecessary drama to mislead people.” The Pakistan government granted conditional approval for its team…
File Pic: Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Babar Azam etched his name into T20I history on Sunday, surpassing Virat Kohli to become the batter with the most half-centuries in the format, as Pakistan completed a dominant 3–0 series sweep of Australia in Lahore. Babar’s unbeaten 50 not only anchored a commanding…
File Pic: Josh Hazlewood (Getty Images) Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will not travel with the national squad for the early part of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with selectors opting to continue his rehabilitation program in Australia rather than rush him into competition in Sri Lanka. National selector Tony Dodemaide confirmed on Monday…
Delhi’s Ayush Doseja celebrates after scoring a century against Mumbai. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Delhi may have crashed out of the Ranji Trophy at the league stage this season, finishing without an outright win in seven matches (they drew six out of them) but in young talented batting guns Ayush Doseja and Sanat Sangwan, they seem…
File Pic: Pakistani players during a practice session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The upcoming ICC T20 World Cup is set to suffer a big jolt with the Pakistan govt on Sunday announcing that its cricket team will boycott its league match against India in Colombo on February 15. While Pakistan govt didn’t provide any reason…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has broken his silence after the decision was taken not to allow the team to take the field against India in the Men’s T20 World Cup clash scheduled for February 15. While the Pakistan government has cleared the…
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif says India-Pakistan matches account for the majority of World Cup viewership. (PTI) New Delhi: Pakistan will not play their group-stage match against India at the T20 World Cup on February 15, the Pakistan government announced in a social media post on Sunday. However, clearance has been granted for the tournament,…
Pakistan government has announced that their cricket team will not play India in the group stage contest of the T20 World Cup. The government did allow the team to travel to Sri Lanka for their matches. A look at the sequence of events that led to this decision. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in solidarity…