Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has said that not having India vs Pakistan at a world event is no big deal since the match never matches its hype. Meanwhile, PCB is yet to inform ICC officially about boycotting India at the T20 World Cup 2026.

Pakistan have threatened to boycott their T20 World Cup 2026 game against India, which will take place in Colombo on February 15. Both India and Pakistan are in Group A with USA, Namibia, and the Netherlands.

THE FOG of war can make it difficult to understand what is happening during a conflict. Sometimes that murkiness can persist long after the guns have fallen silent. That is proving true of the four-day skirmish between India and Pakistan that took place last May.

Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria criticises the decision to boycott the T20 World Cup match against India, stating it projects fear and harms Pakistan cricket. He argues the move, especially with the match shifted to Sri Lanka,

For New Delhi, the deal is a strategic breakthrough that aligns trade with geopolitics. For Islamabad and Dhaka, it threatens to dismantle decades of hard-won advantage built on special trade regimes rather than competitiveness.

Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials