Pakistan and India match performed at Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium on June 9, 2024, in New York. — AFPPCB spokesperson says Indian media circulating fiction.Sources say ICC seeks dialogue, not confrontation.Pakistan has refused to face India in Group A fixture.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday dismissed stories by Indian media claiming that it had provided dialogue to the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) to resolve the difficulty surrounding its determination to forfeit the India match within the T20 World Cup 2026.
PCB Spokesperson Amir Mir issued the rebuttal after Indian journalist Vikrant Gupta falsely claimed that the PCB reached out to ICC for a dialogue on the India-Pakistan World Cup sport.
In a X publish, the Indian journalist claimed PCB reached out to ICC for a dialogue on the India-Pakistan World Cup after the ICC replied to their official communication.
Responding to his claims, the PCB spokesperson mentioned: “I categorically reject the claim by Indian sports journalist Vikrant Gupta that PCB approached the ICC.”
“As standard, sections of Indian media are busy circulating fiction. A bit endurance and time will clearly present who really went knocking and who did not,” Mir added.
The rebuttal got here after AFP reported that ICC was in talks with the PCB to resolve the boycott of its T20 World Cup 2026 match in opposition to India on February 15.
The ICC was looking for a decision via dialogue and never confrontation, the supply added.
Any conflict between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is likely one of the most profitable in cricket, value hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in broadcast, sponsor and promoting income.
However the fixture was thrown into doubt after Pakistan’s authorities ordered the group to not play the match in Colombo.
The choice was introduced following a gathering between PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on February 1.
“The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan grants approval to the Pakistan Cricket Team to participate in the ICC World T20 2026,” the federal government mentioned in a publish on X on the time.
“…however, the Pakistan Cricket Team shall not take the field in the match scheduled on 15th February 2026 against India.”
The 20-team match has been overshadowed by an acrimonious political build-up after Bangladesh, who refused to play in India citing safety considerations, had been changed by Scotland.
As a protest, Pakistan refused to face co-hosts India of their Group A fixture.
Pakistan, who edged out Netherlands within the match opener on Saturday, will lose two factors in the event that they forfeit the match and in addition endure a major blow to their internet run charge.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav mentioned this week that his group would journey to Colombo for the conflict.
Pakistan and India haven’t performed bilateral cricket for greater than a decade, and meet solely in international or regional tournaments.
