PCB backtracks at ICC request after earlier boycott stance — agrees to play India in T20 World Cup group match: Right move or compromise?

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan has officially softened its stance: the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash on 15 February in Colombo will go ahead.

After weeks of boycott talk, the PCB confirmed participation following consultations with the government and in response to an ICC request to protect the integrity of the tournament. Sri Lanka Cricket, as host, welcomed the decision, noting the fixture’s importance for the event’s credibility. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had earlier voiced concerns about the uncertainty, underlining how regional boards were watching closely.

This backtrack shows how cricket diplomacy works — balancing political signaling with ICC’s insistence that marquee matches must proceed.

Was the boycott talk ever meant to be enforced, or simply a bargaining chip? And does this backtrack restore credibility, or expose how fragile Pakistan’s cricket administration looks under external pressure?

 

[Bilal7]

I don't know what world some of you are living in but this has been handled perfectly by Pakistan. The PCB had absolutely zero reason to boycott the match against India. We already played three games against them after downing five of their jets last year so that could not become a reason now.

The sole reason we were boycotting the match was because the BCB had been hard done by and because we want justice for our brotherly nation. The PM and the PCB made that clear.

Once the ICC realized that the BCB has a powerful ally and Pakistan's importance in world cricket became clear to all, the ICC (and by extension, the BCCI) made several concessions which include:

- The BCB would face no repercussions for not travelling to the grape capital of the world, a dangerous country with several terrorist attacks and where women and minorities are never safe.

- The BCB would get to keep it's ICC tournaments hosting rights and even get an additional tournament to host. I'd love to see India playing in Dhaka in the near future.

After these concessions were secured and everyone knew that the BCB, SLCB and the Emiratis were all urging the PCB, begging them not to boycott the India game, why would the PCB go ahead and harm it's own team's chances of winning the tournament? They also kept the PM's Izzat by saying that the government has given us approval to go ahead and play the game.

It was masterfully done.

 

[pakistani pride]

Just play the game, the rest does not matter. Enough of the drama.

 

[Mesozoic]

I don't know what world some of you are living in but this has been handled perfectly by Pakistan. The PCB had absolutely zero reason to boycott the match against India. We already played three games against them after downing five of their jets last year so that could not become a reason now.

The sole reason we were boycotting the match was because the BCB had been hard done by and because we want justice for our brotherly nation. The PM and the PCB made that clear.

Once the ICC realized that the BCB has a powerful ally and Pakistan's importance in world cricket became clear to all, the ICC (and by extension, the BCCI) made several concessions which include:

- The BCB would face no repercussions for not travelling to the grape capital of the world, a dangerous country with several terrorist attacks and where women and minorities are never safe.

- The BCB would get to keep it's ICC tournaments hosting rights and even get an additional tournament to host. I'd love to see India playing in Dhaka in the near future.

After these concessions were secured and everyone knew that the BCB, SLCB and the Emiratis were all urging the PCB, begging them not to boycott the India game, why would the PCB go ahead and harm it's own team's chances of winning the tournament? They also kept the PM's Izzat by saying that the government has given us approval to go ahead and play the game.

It was masterfully done.

Other worldly levels of copium....




Pakistan, Pakistani government, PCB have been utterly humiliated by the ICC and have been shown their rightful place. Same happened in Asia Cup where you guys were threatening for a Boycott if pycroft was the referee and then proceeded to tuck your tail in played like good boys.

And now Pakistan fans too are humiliating themselves with their mental gymnastics and their lame attempts to cope with this beizzati.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

It's hard to argue when 3 relatively friendly cricket boards request you to consider the implications on them, and the president of Sri Lanka has to personally intervene.

You have to operate within the wider system, and I'm glad that our friends across the world can sleep a bit easier in th coming days.

 

[Mesozoic]

Everytime Pakistan are given an obvious offramp to save face domestically, their insecure awaam loses their mind and takes out victory rallies in open top cars.

I'm glad few are are finally opening their eyes to the jhumla.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Other worldly levels of copium....

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Pakistan, Pakistani government, PCB have been utterly humiliated by the ICC and have been shown their rightful place. Same happened in Asia Cup where you guys were threatening for a Boycott if pycroft was the referee and then proceeded to tuck your tail in played like good boys.

And now Pakistan fans too are humiliating themselves with their mental gymnastics and their lame attempts to cope with this beizzati.

Brother you have 8k posts highlighting the copium of Pakistanis on various issues and our lame attempts to cope with beizatti on various issues.

As today is a day of reconciliation, I'd like to personally thank you for your hard work and your time highlighting these issues for us. Thank you for your services.

 

[Mesozoic]

Brother you have 8k posts highlighting the copium of Pakistanis on various issues and our lame attempts to cope with beizatti on various issues.

As today is a day of reconciliation, I'd like to personally thank you for your hard work and your time highlighting these issues for us. Thank you for your services.

Anytime brother!!

Always glad to help out a needy neighbour.

 

[DRsohail]

Compromise

 

[Mesozoic]

Outside of PP, I see most Pakistanis are enraged by this whole U-Turn humiliation, so I guess there is atleast some hope for you lot. It's not all lost.

 

[Varun]

Pakistan did the 100% correct thing by initiating the boycott then they got road-rollered by Jay Shah of all people.

They haven't got anything tangible in return.

If I was a Pakistan fan I'd be livid.

 

[SilentWatcher]

I am trying to make sense from PCB’s POV for all of this.

Here’s what I think happened.

Pakistan government (including Naqvi) was dead set on boycotting the match. Hence, the tweet from the prime minister of a country which in any respectful nation is last word on a matter.

Now, Naqvi being a smart guy thought we can invoke Force Majeur clause since Government is intervening and we can come out unscathed.

This is where he underestimated the ICC and Jay Shah. Force Majeur claim needs substantive justification and PCB was not ready with it. Calls were made to CA, ECB but they found no backers there. PCB feared possible isolation in the next ICC meeting.

Then the whole Dance started, the PR machinery was engaged.

ICC even travelled to Bangladesh to resolve the issue. But when ICC did the same and went to Lahore, the PR twist was given to show it as begging.

PCB demanded the world from ICC, and ICC rejected all of that. Given the sanctions about to hit them and possible denial of NOC to PSL as well. Pakistan made some menial demands which can be given PR twist.

So final demands were agreed as follows:

1. BCB’s revenue share to be not impacted, which ICC was already planning to do. Probably the reason why BCB didn’t pursue the matter further with ICC. Still no confirmation on participation fee, and likely won’t be paid.

2 Some ICC tournament, most likely U-19 WC which even Zimbabwe is hosting right now.

This was enough off-ramp for PCB to twist it as a victory for Pakistani public.

I am not sure if this is smart move by PCB or bad. Since, ICC and broadcasters will be ready from next cycle onwards for situations like this. Most likely PCB’s revenue share from ICC will be dependent on this Match happening.

 

[Bhaijaan]

ICC has emerged from this confrontation as a thorouighly professional and diplomatically astute organization.

It played hard when it needed to, when Bangladehs made injust demands.
It also played soft when it had to ensure a valuable cricketing nation in Pakistan was not left isolated and hurt.

I give full marks to ICC's senior leadership for the way they handled this extremely volatile and sensitive situation.

I commend PCB for agreeing to backtrack for the sake of the game eventually.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

It’s simple: the current PCB leadership has let down the fans. It is unprofessional, doesn’t seem to do its research, its leaders make all sort of populist boasts and then retract.

It’s not their stance that’s an issue - obviously PCB will have a Pakistan first pov and India is the old enemy.

It’s the shockingly amateurish way in which they lead the affairs of one of the most important cricket playing nation.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

We have learned some very significant things about the important of this match to Indian media, Sri Lankan economy and wider cricketing ecosystem.

Hopefully the ICC and also the Indian markets can move away from this fixture so that cricket is developed.

It's unfair to burden Pakistan with this solely.

Lots of things got exposed here, the frailty of cricket, how associates depend on one fixture, the importance of cricket to small countries economies, the need for Indians media powerhouses to engage with Pakistan.

Frankly I was surprised at the way the neighbouring media went into overdrive.

Cricket needs strengthened. Let's see if ICC is able to stop rigging tournaments to manually ensure.

And the way that this has been getting spun as praise of Jay Shah is just weird. The need for Indian public to feel like they can use ICC for foreign policy leverage is what caused this mess in the first place.

 

[Varun]

PCB demanded the world from ICC, and ICC rejected all of that. Given the sanctions about to hit them and possible denial of NOC to PSL as well. Pakistan made some menial demands which can be given PR twist.

So final demands were agreed as follows:

1. BCB’s revenue share to be not impacted, which ICC was already planning to do. Probably the reason why BCB didn’t pursue the matter further with ICC. Still no confirmation on participation fee, and likely won’t be paid.

2 Some ICC tournament, most likely U-19 WC which even Zimbabwe is hosting right now.

This was enough off-ramp for PCB to twist it as a victory for Pakistani public.

So basically Pakistan didn't have enough cards to lay on the table.

They need to create a long-term plan to get stronger.

 

[Hellion]

Lol. You got threatened with significant cuts to your share of the ICC revenue and Naqvi squealed.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

It’s simple: the current PCB leadership has let down the fans. It is unprofessional, doesn’t seem to do its research, its leaders make all sort of populist boasts and then retract.

It’s not their stance that’s an issue - obviously PCB will have a Pakistan first pov and India is the old enemy.

It’s the shockingly amateurish way in which they lead the affairs of one of the most important cricket playing nation.

Which unresearched boast did PCB make in this instance?

There is a lot of disdain for PCB and it being badly run. But ICC seems immune from criticism from anybody This whole mess with Pakistan was created by it's inaction and it's inability to operate outside of the constraints of the Indian political system.

And before that the mess with Bangladesh was triggered by Indians needing a punching bag to take revenge for the Hindu gentleman that was attacked and set alight in Bangladesh.

And despite all this jumping up and down, that we Indians bring X to cricket, we can schedule two teams from IPL and surpass the budget of ICC etc etc the Jay Shah led ICC worked day and night to appease the demands of the Indian market and media powerhouses. That same market then comes to lecture us about various unrelated topics.

It's very convenient to home in on who you think are the bad guys but absolve everyone else from blame.

Cricket has been a disaster since India took over the helm. It is the first time we have seen rigged draws, exceptions made and politicians from countries been dragged in to resolve disputes

We have seen a cricketer banned from India by Indian government and it being declared a victory for Hindus by BJP.

We have seen security concerns of Bangladeshis ignored because Indian is at the helm of ICC.

President's and prime ministers being dragged into debates.

Sure you guys will argue that it is India, your way or the highway.

But if you want to talk about shockingly amateurish - then it is important to look a bit closer to home too.

 

[Mesozoic]

@emranabbas - See why I called this guy a coward?

 

[emranabbas]

So basically Pakistan didn't have enough cards to lay on the table.

They need to create a long-term plan to get stronger.

The card Pakistan holds could shake the entire cricket ecosystem. If it ever chose to use that cars it wouldn’t just rattle the ICC it could destabilize the whole structure and turn Pakistan into the villain in the eyes of many boards.

It’s a powerful card, and one that could always be kept in reserve as a form of pressure in future negotiations.

The only real counter to that card would be if the Indian audience completely lost interest in India vs Pakistan fixtures and shifted their attention to other fixtures.

But thats impossible due to india's massive obsession with pakistan

 

[emranabbas]

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@emranabbas - See why I called this guy a phattu coward?

That's 1 side of the coin...

Wait a min are you not travelling to Colombo to play your home fixture vs pakistan?

 

[Mesozoic]

That's 1 side of the coin...

Wait a min are you not travelling to Colombo to play your home fixture vs pakistan?

We are playing in the co-host nation.

It's not like what we did to you guys in Champions Trophy 2025 where you were dragged out to Dubai in a tournament which you were supposed to host solo.

 

[emranabbas]

Anytime brother!!

Always glad to help out a needy neighbour.

It would’ve been good if you had also shown some support for your own people.

After pointing fingers at Pakistan over Pahalgam, the least you could’ve done was stand firmly with the victims instead of treating everything like business as usual when it comes to playing Pakistan.

Do you really think the families affected by 26/11 or Pahalgam would be sitting there watching an India vs Pakistan match and enjoying it?

 

[emranabbas]

We are playing in the co-host nation.

It's not like what we did to you guys in Champions Trophy 2025 where you were dragged out to Dubai in a tournament which you were supposed to host solo.

It doesn’t even matter even co-hosting
Hosts play all their matches at home

Sri Lanka, for example, is playing all its games in Sri Lanka and isn’t travelling to India.

So what exactly is this your way of coping?

 

[Devadwal]

PCB and their history of U- Turns:

Asia Cup 2023 - India will come Pakistan to play their matches.

- India played all their matches in SL.

CWC 2023 - We won't play in India.

- Pakistan played all their games in India.

CT 2025 - India will come to Pakistan to play their matches.

- India played all their matches in Dubai.

Asia Cup 2025 - Remove Andy Pycroft or we boycott Asia Cup.

- Pycroft remained as match referee.

T20 World Cup - We will boycott the match against India.

- PCB agrees to play against India.

 

[Mesozoic]

It would’ve been good if you had also shown some support for your own people.

After pointing fingers at Pakistan over Pahalgam, the least you could’ve done was stand firmly with the victims instead of treating everything like business as usual when it comes to playing Pakistan.

Do you really think the families affected by 26/11 or Pahalgam would be sitting there watching an India vs Pakistan match and enjoying it?

Literally days ago ...your government accused india of the Islamabad blasts and now they're crawling meekly to play with India and surrendered like cowards to a single ICC visit..

Have some self awareness for once.

 

[Mesozoic]

It doesn’t even matter even co-hosting
Hosts play all their matches at home

Sri Lanka, for example, is playing all its games in Sri Lanka and isn’t travelling to India.

So what exactly is this your way of coping?

Nope ..wrong again..

Sri Lanka were hosts of the 1996 and 2011 world cups but played multiple games in the co host nation India. It's nothing new for someone with a functioning brain and knowledge of cricket.

Pakistan were literally dragged out of their country to play in another country during the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy....two tournaments for which they were the only hosts.

2023 Asia Cup was even more of a meek surrender...they were dragged out to play even Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka...and got thrown out of the tournament...ouch!

 

[Varun]

The card Pakistan holds could shake the entire cricket ecosystem. If it ever chose to use that cars it wouldn’t just rattle the ICC it could destabilize the whole structure and turn Pakistan into the villain in the eyes of many boards.

It’s a powerful card, and one that could always be kept in reserve as a form of pressure in future negotiations.

The only real counter to that card would be if the Indian audience completely lost interest in India vs Pakistan fixtures and shifted their attention to other fixtures.

But thats impossible due to india's massive obsession with pakistan

So it's basically the equivalent of a nuclear weapon.

Pakistan should use it.

 

[sweep_shot]

Since PCB secured some concessions, it is not a bad move. PCB made BCCICC to grovel.

If PCB didn't get anything in return, that would've looked bad.

Well done, PCB. I think they played their cards right.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

I think the threat of boycott should have been enough. Everything eventually happened via back channels, so there was no need for the government of Pakistan to make a tweet about it. That will live long in infamy and continue to haunt Pak supporters and fans.

I also didn't get our stance, like what was our stance in real? Bangladesh was voted 14-2 out of the tournament even though there was behind the scene politics but the final decision was almost unanimous. Why was the response against just one team? If we were angry at the ICC then why just say that we are boycotting only one match? Why did we not write letters to all 14 boards to display our grievances?

What have we really gained from this? I wouldn't make my final judgment until the terms are out in the open & we can see but overall no sanctions on BCB and an under 19 ICC tournament in Bangladesh helps us how?

 

[Kianig89]

Yes finally sanity prevailed in PCb over chest thumping , they realised the funds from ICC could be curtailed thereby further squeezing their infrastructure and operational efficiency. Also a boycott would have long lasting impact over Pakistan team and their might be less visits by SENA to Pakistan due to BCCI influence.
All in all PCB did tarnish their repute infront of local audience, but achieved a bit 9f recognition from fellow boards like BCB SLC UAE.

 

[nish_mate]

Basically, this whole episode proves that while Pakistan and India are miles ahead of Bangladesh on the cricket field, their fans’ IQ levels have decided to keep Bangladesh’s leadership company.

 

[Mas-LFC]

I don't know what world some of you are living in but this has been handled perfectly by Pakistan. The PCB had absolutely zero reason to boycott the match against India. We already played three games against them after downing five of their jets last year so that could not become a reason now.

The sole reason we were boycotting the match was because the BCB had been hard done by and because we want justice for our brotherly nation. The PM and the PCB made that clear.

Once the ICC realized that the BCB has a powerful ally and Pakistan's importance in world cricket became clear to all, the ICC (and by extension, the BCCI) made several concessions which include:

- The BCB would face no repercussions for not travelling to the grape capital of the world, a dangerous country with several terrorist attacks and where women and minorities are never safe.

- The BCB would get to keep it's ICC tournaments hosting rights and even get an additional tournament to host. I'd love to see India playing in Dhaka in the near future.

After these concessions were secured and everyone knew that the BCB, SLCB and the Emiratis were all urging the PCB, begging them not to boycott the India game, why would the PCB go ahead and harm it's own team's chances of winning the tournament? They also kept the PM's Izzat by saying that the government has given us approval to go ahead and play the game.

It was masterfully done.

+1

POTW.

Perfectly said.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I do agree that eventually Pakistan did not seem to have received any favours. They took a huge punt on this occassion and it seemed liek they had brought themselves to a position of heavy bargain with the ICC and BCCI. This was a moment and going by the reports so far it doesn't seem that PCB got away with any major concessions. Its nice to say it was all for Bangladesh but they never did anything for you. To go to such extents and not come back with some significant breakthrough is somewhat disappointing.

Otherwise, we are all glad to have a move on.

 

[emranabbas]

Literally days ago ...your government accused india of the Islamabad blasts and now they're crawling meekly to play with India and surrendered like cowards to a single ICC visit..

Have some self awareness for once.

But your media and your people made the noise of boycotting pakistan after Pahalgam and then did a U-Turn and compromised on "no handshake" "no receiving trophy from pakistan"

Pakistan Government accused india but no one made the noise of boycotting india for that incident there is a diffrence

Where as india has been making noise for years to boycott pakistan but never even had the balls to even attempt it just no to bilateral to give awaam chooran

Atleast pakistan attempted to boycott india even if its for Bangladesh but Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have personally been contact pcb and government to go ahead with the games

 

[Mesozoic]

But your media and your people made the noise of boycotting pakistan after Pahalgam and then did a U-Turn and compromised on "no handshake" "no receiving trophy from pakistan"

Pakistan Government accused india but no one made the noise of boycotting india for that incident there is a diffrence

Where as india has been making noise for years to boycott pakistan but never even had the balls to even attempt it just no to bilateral to give awaam chooran

Atleast pakistan attempted to boycott india even if its for Bangladesh but Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have personally been contact pcb and government to go ahead with the games

Lmao ..more coping

When did the Indian government tweet about boycotting games with Pakistan? And then surrender meekly like cowards like you, when ICC showed your aukaat. You guys have no ground to stand on...you have been utterly humiliated..even worse...you have humiliated yourselves


"Sri Lanka and Bangladesh told us to play...that's why we are playing it "..

Just stop it buddy...

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Lmao ..more coping

When did the Indian government tweet about boycotting games with Pakistan? And then surrender meekly like cowards like you, when ICC showed your aukaat. You guys have no ground to stand on...you have been utterly humiliated..even worse...you have humiliated yourselves.

"Sri Lanka and Bangladesh told us to play...that's why we are playing it "..

Just stop it buddy...

Did you see the tweets from SL President? Don't listen to Arnab only for information.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Pakistan has officially softened its stance: the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash on 15 February in Colombo will go ahead.

After weeks of boycott talk, the PCB confirmed participation following consultations with the government and in response to an ICC request to protect the integrity of the tournament. Sri Lanka Cricket, as host, welcomed the decision, noting the fixture’s importance for the event’s credibility. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had earlier voiced concerns about the uncertainty, underlining how regional boards were watching closely.

This backtrack shows how cricket diplomacy works — balancing political signaling with ICC’s insistence that marquee matches must proceed.

Was the boycott talk ever meant to be enforced, or simply a bargaining chip? And does this backtrack restore credibility, or expose how fragile Pakistan’s cricket administration looks under external pressure?

Stuck bw right move and wrong move because both make sense for various reasons and both sound dumb at the same time

 

[Savak]

I personally think it's unfair for all other ICC nations to profit from having an India Pakistan match in an ICC event. The revenue, profits from this game should go strictly to these two boards only.

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Been saying this from day 1 that Pakistan doesn't have the stones to stick to this boycott. Say what you will about Jay Shah but really liked how he gave zero ducks about the whole thing, not even a single tweet or a media statement, no wastage of bandwidth.

PCB thrives on its nuisance value and is known for stupid, attention-grabbing stunts; BCCI simply ignored them, like Salman ignores Vivek, and still ended up winning, as always.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Been saying this from day 1 that Pakistan doesn't have the stones to stick to this boycott. Say what you will about Jay Shah but really liked how he gave zero ducks about the whole thing, not even a single tweet or a media statement, no wastage of bandwidth.

PCB thrives on their nuisance value and known for attention grabbing stunt, BCCI simply ignored them like Salman ignores Vivek and still ended up winning as always.

This is more than cricket. This has been done with foreign relations in mind. Pak have secured goodwill of SL and BD see the tweets from no less than President! You don't have any friends now and stand exposed as a bully.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I don't know what world some of you are living in but this has been handled perfectly by Pakistan. The PCB had absolutely zero reason to boycott the match against India. We already played three games against them after downing five of their jets last year so that could not become a reason now.

The sole reason we were boycotting the match was because the BCB had been hard done by and because we want justice for our brotherly nation. The PM and the PCB made that clear.

Once the ICC realized that the BCB has a powerful ally and Pakistan's importance in world cricket became clear to all, the ICC (and by extension, the BCCI) made several concessions which include:

- The BCB would face no repercussions for not travelling to the grape capital of the world, a dangerous country with several terrorist attacks and where women and minorities are never safe.

- The BCB would get to keep it's ICC tournaments hosting rights and even get an additional tournament to host. I'd love to see India playing in Dhaka in the near future.

After these concessions were secured and everyone knew that the BCB, SLCB and the Emiratis were all urging the PCB, begging them not to boycott the India game, why would the PCB go ahead and harm it's own team's chances of winning the tournament? They also kept the PM's Izzat by saying that the government has given us approval to go ahead and play the game.

It was masterfully done.

Bcci made zero commitments, show one statement from bcci saying they agreed to all that u have claimed.

Bcb slc may have begged emiratis may have told pcb to not act foolish, bcci wasn’t involved in any og these negotiations,

You will not see Indian team going to bd for the bilateral series in august unless the recent elections in bd brings some changes

Pcb has sold u guys the churan u guy are used to,

 

[emranabbas]

Lmao ..more coping

When did the Indian government tweet about boycotting games with Pakistan? And then surrender meekly like cowards like you, when ICC showed your aukaat. You guys have no ground to stand on...you have been utterly humiliated..even worse...you have humiliated yourselves.

If you guys had actual balls, you would have actually gone ahead with the boycott instead of tucking your tails in like phattus and wagging your tails in front of the ICC.


"Sri Lanka and Bangladesh told us to play...that's why we are playing it "..

Just stop it buddy...

When did pakistan government tweeted about boycotting india over islamabad incident?

But your media wrote articles upon article to boycot pakistan cricket only for the Indian team to shameless play with pakistan over the dead bodies of the Pahalgam victims

India showed they are like grant road ki londiyan that will come running begging to play with pakistan so indians can make money

Icc coming running to pakistan begging pakistan only ICC and Jay shah was shown aukat they cant function without pakistan vs india game. Your bollywood industry cant function with out anti pakistan and even you are obsessed on a pakiatani forum 247 but hate the same pakistan beghiati ki bhi koi had hoti hai app log to international beghairat ho


We could have gone ahead with the boycott but neighbours like Bangladesh and Sri lanka have requested us not to

 

[cricketjoshila]

This is more than cricket. This has been done with foreign relations in mind. Pak have secured goodwill of SL and BD see the tweets from no less than President! You don't have any friends now and stand exposed as a bully.

Call a vote in icc tommorow and bcci will win a landslide. No friends? Lol

 

[cricketjoshila]

Lmao ..more coping

When did the Indian government tweet about boycotting games with Pakistan? And then surrender meekly like cowards like you, when ICC showed your aukaat. You guys have no ground to stand on...you have been utterly humiliated..even worse...you have humiliated yourselves


"Sri Lanka and Bangladesh told us to play...that's why we are playing it "..

Just stop it buddy...

The moment the arab emiratis walked in pcb folded, they were about to lose their adopted cricket home

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Since PCB secured some concessions, it is not a bad move. PCB made BCCICC to grovel.

If PCB didn't get anything in return, that would've looked bad.

Well done, PCB. I think they played their cards right.

What are those concessions? Are they available in public domain? or classified top secret stuff like PSL revenue numbers?

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Call a vote in icc tommorow and bcci will win a landslide. No friends? Lol

Talking about political and wider angle which you will not understand.

 

[emranabbas]

@Mesozoic why should have pakistan not taken bangldesh and Sri Lanka advice abd fulfil there request?

Why should pakistan strain relations with these 2 boards?

That's what you probably wanted and it never happened now your crying since morning

 

[emranabbas]

The moment the arab emiratis walked in pcb folded, they were about to lose their adopted cricket home

We can call that a threat from icc to force pakistan to play with india or is it on the lines of blackmailing pakistan to play with india?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Talking about political and wider angle which you will not understand.

You think Lanka has become Pakistani ally now?

India gave Lanka billions in loans when sl went through their financial crisis and you think this one match will change that?



What delusion s u guys live in, comedy

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

@Mesozoic why should have pakistan not taken bangldesh and Sri Lanka advice abd fulfil there request?

Why should pakistan strain relations with these 2 boards?

That's what you probably wanted and it never happened now your crying since morning

Because pak stood up for no handshakes, bullying tactics and political meddling of india in anti pak incidents.

Now you backtracked, without any advantage given to Pak in any form. What did pcb achieve ?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Talking about political and wider angle which you will not understand.

Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has explicitly thanked India for its critical support during his country's 2022 financial crisis, stating that survival was impossible without Indian



Understand this first

 

[cricketjoshila]

Because pak stood up for no handshakes, bullying tactics and political meddling of india in anti pak incidents.

Now you backtracked, without any advantage given to Pak in any form. What did pcb achieve ?

Pcb achieved selling churan to a few people

 

[harshjoshi87]

Everyone knew Pakistan will eventually bow down to BCCI, nothing new.

 

[Mesozoic]

@Mesozoic why should have pakistan not taken bangldesh and Sri Lanka advice abd fulfil there request?

Why should pakistan strain relations with these 2 boards?

That's what you probably wanted and it never happened now your crying since morning

Haha....what a terrible attempt to feel better about the surrender .

From "We are going to boycott for sure" To "Why should we not listen to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh"....Even though Sri Lanka literally voted to kick Bangladesh out of the world cup. .

 

[Mesozoic]

Pcb achieved selling churan to a few people

That is what they always achieve...

You can't really blame them for it though. Look at how easily these insecure trolls are eating that chooran..they know their emotional awaam will use whatever chooran they sell to cope with their humiliations.

 

[Mesozoic]

Because pak stood up for no handshakes, bullying tactics and political meddling of india in anti pak incidents.

Now you backtracked, without any advantage given to Pak in any form. What did pcb achieve ?

International beizzati...

Most neutral fans were in support of Pakistan when they took the boycott stance. Heck...even indian fans were supportive of their stance. But now, they have made themselves loose their face in front of the whole cricketing world and have now ended up with eggs on their faces.

 

[Rajdeep]

If you look at the optics of it, Pakistan was clearly humiliated in this saga.

However, if you pause and think about it, these regular nuisances by Pakistan are somehow becoming the norm. If they go unpunished for their actions, it sets a bad precedent for the game going forward. Remember, they pulled the same boycott drama during the Asia Cup, delayed the UAE game, and then conveniently ran away with the trophy in the final. No action was taken against them and it made them brave to cause similar stirrup during this WT20.

So even though, in the end, the ICC got what it wanted i.e Pakistan playing against India, ideally, I would have liked to see some form of punishment for hijacking the event in this manner. The ICC must ensure that the PCB doesn’t get away scot-free after all these hollow threats. They must teach them a lesson so that in future they think twice before doing these drama's.

In that sense, this episode feels like a bit of a defeat for the ICC.

 

[Mesozoic]

If you look at the optics of it, Pakistan was clearly humiliated in this saga.

However, if you pause and think about it, these regular nuisances by Pakistan are somehow becoming the norm. If they go unpunished for their actions, it sets a bad precedent for the game going forward. Remember, they pulled the same boycott drama during the Asia Cup, delayed the UAE game, and then conveniently ran away with the trophy in the final. No action was taken against them and it made them brave to cause similar stirrup during this WT20.

So even though, in the end, the ICC got what it wanted i.e Pakistan playing against India, ideally, I would have liked to see some form of punishment for hijacking the event in this manner. The ICC must ensure that the PCB doesn’t get away scot-free after all these hollow threats. They must teach them a lesson so that in future they think twice before doing these drama's.

In that sense, this episode feels like a bit of a defeat for the ICC.

Story is not finished yet..

 

[Rana]

If you look at the optics of it, Pakistan was clearly humiliated in this saga.

From which optics?

After a few blunts?

 

[Rajdeep]

Story is not finished yet..

Hope so. Pakistan for its internal politics cannot hold the game to ransom. It is clear, Naqvi was doing political posturing...so much so that he even pushed his own PM under the bus. However, why should world cricket tolerate and suffer for the political ambitions of some members of a cricket board? If ICC let go Pakistan unpunished, it will leave a sour taste in my mouth. It cannot be, that before every event, a single cricket board holding the game to ransom. First CT, then Asia cup and now WT20. Somewhere a line must be drawn. Enough is enough.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

So wait, we went from 'boycott Pakistan' to celebrating a match with them in just a few months? Wild how fast narratives change. El Clasico loading...

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

@Mesozoic and @cricketjoshila and their ilk have lost it completely. Recap of the saga:

Pak threatened boycott
Half a billion USD was at risk - all parties panicked
SL and BD requested Pak to go ahead with the match and SL pointed out how they always supported Pak. ICC reps started backdoor channels with Pak as per reports and gave several concessions
Pak agreed to reverse boycott

Why are Ind posters doing bhangra? We have strengthened our political relations now with SL and BD. They are surrounded by unfriendly neighbors. Who won and lost? Anyone with a braincell can see it.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

No more abusive stuff will be tolerated

 

[Bhaijaan]

All said and done, its about a game called cricket. If the teams don;t do well on the field there's no real winning.

Pakistan were on the verge of a national meltdown a couple of days ago when Netherlands almost had them. Same for India who almost lost to USA themselves. Clearly the distractions aren't helping the players.

 

[jaspa888]

The poll itself is skewed. It's the right move to back down, but it is a position that we should never have found ourselves in the first place as the threat to boycott was for geo-political reasons and nothing to do with cricket.

 

[Snowflake]

It depends on the reason of the boycott. The reason PCB gave was of solidarity with BD. When BD itself requested the PCB to take the field, then there is no reason to persist with the boycott.

Now, if the reason had been based on BCCI’s stance on Indo-Pak cricket, then they should have stuck with it.

 

[Local.Dada]

It depends on the reason of the boycott. The reason PCB gave was of solidarity with BD. When BD itself requested the PCB to take the field, then there is no reason to persist with the boycott.

Now, if the reason had been based on BCCI’s stance on Indo-Pak cricket, then they should have stuck with it.

So I am guessing India is off the hook for events in Balochistan? I thought Naqvi was blaming India for the blasts. So boycott was about “pride for Bangaldesh” than terror attacks? Ok.

Now let’s stick with that.

Bangladesh was already told there will be no fine/ sanctions from skipping the tournament which was the reason they silently accepted their fate.

Yes, they got a tournament like U-19 wc lol. Even that is 2 years from now and things can change in this region. I don’t think PCB had anything to do with it, BCB would have got one eventually anyways. What did PCB get? Why couldn’t they get a tournament and force India to travel to Pak?

So what exactly did PCB acheieve apart from the U-turn?

If it’s for Bangladesh than I don’t think it this was something to hold the tournament hostage over.

If it was for moral stand, then we know how it ended. Stop spinning jalebis mate lol

 

[Bhaijaan]

Not that I support this narrative, but just on a lighter note.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021103167291916626

@Rana @Major @DeadlyVenom
@RedwoodOriginal

 

[DeadlyVenom]

All said and done, its about a game called cricket. If the teams don;t do well on the field there's no real winning.

Pakistan were on the verge of a national meltdown a couple of days ago when Netherlands almost had them. Same for India who almost lost to USA themselves. Clearly the distractions aren't helping the players.

Absolutely. Pakistan has recieved worldwide plaudits and India worlwide lanaats but it doesn't matter on the field.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

All said and done, its about a game called cricket. If the teams don;t do well on the field there's no real winning.

Pakistan were on the verge of a national meltdown a couple of days ago when Netherlands almost had them. Same for India who almost lost to USA themselves. Clearly the distractions aren't helping the players.

All the PCB has been doing since the Asia Cup is putting unnecessary pressure on the Pakistani players

 

[Bhaijaan]

All the PCB has been doing since the Asia Cup is putting unnecessary pressure on the Pakistani players

I agree.
Regardless of actions, a typical difference has been noticed in the manner in which BCCI & PCB admins behave. Whereas BCCI admins play in the shadows, PCB admins have historically loved the public attention and have felt the need to play strongman.

Mohsin, Najam Sethi and that famous uncle during IPL days. They love constant attention.

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Absolutely. Pakistan has recieved worldwide plaudits and India worlwide lanaats but it doesn't matter on the field.

Yes and that world has 1.5 countries. Pakistan and BD.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I agree.
Regardless of actions, a typical difference has been noticed in the manner in which BCCI & PCB admins behave. Whereas BCCI admins play in the shadows, PCB admins have historically loved the public attention and have felt the need to play strongman.

Mohsin, Najam Sethi and that famous uncle during IPL days. They love constant attention.

Even Sethi was not as much of a clown as this guy who is always trying to play to the galleries

 

[Snowflake]

So I am guessing India is off the hook for events in Balochistan? I thought Naqvi was blaming India for the blasts. So boycott was about “pride for Bangaldesh” than terror attacks? Ok.

Now let’s stick with that.

Bangladesh was already told there will be no fine/ sanctions from skipping the tournament which was the reason they silently accepted their fate.

Yes, they got a tournament like U-19 wc lol. Even that is 2 years from now and things can change in this region. I don’t think PCB had anything to do with it, BCB would have got one eventually anyways. What did PCB get? Why couldn’t they get a tournament and force India to travel to Pak?

So what exactly did PCB acheieve apart from the U-turn?

If it’s for Bangladesh than I don’t think it this was something to hold the tournament hostage over.

If it was for moral stand, then we know how it ended. Stop spinning jalebis mate lol

Aren't we talking about the T20 WC? What was the reason given by Pak Govt/PCB for the boycott?

BD was never told about no sanctions.

Global tournament hosting is a big deal.

Pak never asked for anything for themselves. How will they get something they never asked for?

Now, was this a good reason to boycott? I have said this before already that I don't think it was a good reason. But I'm just stating facts about what happened after.

 

[JaDed]

I don't know what world some of you are living in but this has been handled perfectly by Pakistan. The PCB had absolutely zero reason to boycott the match against India. We already played three games against them after downing five of their jets last year so that could not become a reason now.

The sole reason we were boycotting the match was because the BCB had been hard done by and because we want justice for our brotherly nation. The PM and the PCB made that clear.

Once the ICC realized that the BCB has a powerful ally and Pakistan's importance in world cricket became clear to all, the ICC (and by extension, the BCCI) made several concessions which include:

- The BCB would face no repercussions for not travelling to the grape capital of the world, a dangerous country with several terrorist attacks and where women and minorities are never safe.

- The BCB would get to keep it's ICC tournaments hosting rights and even get an additional tournament to host. I'd love to see India playing in Dhaka in the near future.

After these concessions were secured and everyone knew that the BCB, SLCB and the Emiratis were all urging the PCB, begging them not to boycott the India game, why would the PCB go ahead and harm it's own team's chances of winning the tournament? They also kept the PM's Izzat by saying that the government has given us approval to go ahead and play the game.

It was masterfully done.

This is similar to how you previously hyped PCT , yet you left when they got spanked around.

The obfuscation of the entire deal is the reason Naqvi can save face, everything else is just for consumption of Pakistan and East Pakistani citizens.

 

[cricketjoshila]

What are those concessions? Are they available in public domain? or classified top secret stuff like PSL revenue numbers?

Concessions known to Canadian Bangladeshis only

 

[cricketjoshila]

This is similar to how you previously hyped PCT , yet you left when they got spanked around.

The obfuscation of the entire deal is the reason Naqvi can save face, everything else is just for consumption of Pakistan and East Pakistani citizens.

East pakistsnis got nothing, striaght out of the wc

 

[cricketjoshila]

This is similar to how you previously hyped PCT , yet you left when they got spanked around.

The obfuscation of the entire deal is the reason Naqvi can save face, everything else is just for consumption of Pakistan and East Pakistani citizens.

Bilal bhai isnt serious, he also said many things before saeed ajmal was found guilty of chucking

 

[Prince of Dorne]

East pakistsnis got nothing, striaght out of the wc

Absolutely, the biggest loser of this fiasco.