BCB Chairman Aminul Islam (proper) greets ACC President and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi (centre) forward of the ACC Annual Normal Assembly in Dhaka on July 23, 2025. — BCBBCB president to attend ICC’s digital assembly: sources.Different board members prone to additionally attend emergency assembly.Aminul Islam to additionally meet PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
LAHORE: Within the aftermath of Pakistan’s announcement to boycott its T20 World Cup 2026 match in opposition to India, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam has arrived in Pakistan, sources mentioned on Sunday.
Throughout his keep in Pakistan, the BCB chief, sources added, will attend the Worldwide Cricket Council’s (ICC) emergency digital assembly later immediately, with different board members additionally anticipated to take part.
Islam may even meet Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi earlier than departing for Dhaka, the sources mentioned.
The event comes in opposition to the backdrop of Pakistan’s choice to boycott its World Cup match in opposition to India, scheduled for February 15, amid what the PCB has described because the ICC’s biased strategy, with Bangladesh taking part in a central position within the dispute.
Tensions flared between the cricket boards of Bangladesh and India after Bangladesh’s star pacer Mustafizur Rahman was dropped from the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the instructions of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), sparking outrage in Dhaka.
Moreover, the PCB has dismissed reviews by Indian media claiming that it had supplied dialogue to the ICC to resolve the problem surrounding its choice to forfeit the India match.
PCB spokesperson Amir Mir issued the rebuttal after Indian journalist Vikrant Gupta claimed that the PCB had reached out to the ICC for dialogue on the India-Pakistan World Cup sport.
Any conflict between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is without doubt one of the most profitable fixtures in cricket, value thousands and thousands of {dollars} in broadcast, sponsorship and promoting income.
In business phrases, the general worth of a single India-Pakistan T20 match is estimated at round $500 million, or roughly INR45,000 crore, when broadcast rights, promoting premiums, sponsorship activations, ticket gross sales and downstream business exercise are taken into consideration.
In line with a report, promoting slots throughout an India-Pakistan T20 match command between INR25 lakh and INR40 lakh for a 10-second spot, considerably increased than even knockout matches involving India in opposition to different prime groups.
Essentially the most speedy monetary affect could be felt by the official broadcast rights holder, as promoting income from the India-Pakistan match alone is estimated at round INR300 crore, the Indian publication cited trade projections as suggesting.
The BCB chief’s reported arrival in Pakistan can be being considered within the context of earlier Indian media reviews claiming that the ICC was searching for back-channel talks with the PCB and had tasked its deputy chairman Imran Khwaja, to interact with the Pakistani board on the problem.
