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.

Catch the latest updates surrounding Pakistan’s decision to boycott the T20 World Cup 2026 match against India on February 15, and what can the ICC do on the move.

In-form Ishan Kishan’s minute-a-mile half-century helped him lock his place in the top order as India completed a 30-run victory over South Africa in their only warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Amid ongoing drama for the upcoming T20 World Cup, Bangladesh Youth and Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who stated that Pakistan's decision

Harshit Rana walked off the field during the T20 World Cup warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai.

Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma opened the batting for India in the warm-up game, which likely shuts the door on Sanju Samson ahead of the start of ICC T20 World Cup 2026

The Pakistan government granted the team conditional approval to take part in the tournament.