Cricket-Pakistan says team to boycott T20 World Cup match with India

Pakistan will not play ‌against India in this month's ⁠Twenty20 World Cup, Pakistan's government said on X on ​Sunday.

"The government ... grants approval ‍to the Pakistan cricket team to participate in ⁠the ‌ICC ⁠World T20 2026, however, the ‍Pakistan Cricket Team shall ​not take the field ⁠in the match scheduled on ⁠15th February 2026 against India," the post ⁠on the government's official ⁠X ‌account said.