Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has come out and confirmed that the Pakistan cricket team will not play against India in the T20 World Cup. This comes after a social media post from the government claiming they are not allowed to play the fixture in Colombo on February 15.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — West Indies fast bowler Romario Shepherd took four Scotland wickets in five balls, including a hat trick, and Faheem Ashraf’s late assault rescued Pakistan in a three-wicket win over the Netherlands on an eventful opening day of cricket's T20 World Cup.

The post appeared moments after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that the Salman Ali Agha-led side would not take the field against India

Pakistan boycott India clash at T20 World Cup 2026. ICC may act, Uganda on standby as replacement. Full breakdown.

Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas said that politics should not be mixed with cricket and urged the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to be friendly with each other amid the ongoing T20 World Cup controversy.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistan club has signed the Bangladesh fast bowler whose removal from the Indian Premier League sparked the crisis at the Twenty20 World Cup. Lahore Qalandars signed Mustafizur Rahman for $230,