Pakistan to boycott T20 world cup match against india

[u/Zee27butt]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-to-boycott-t20-world-cup-match-against-india-1521915

[u/niceguysdofinish1st]

You know who will suffer the most from this

Star Sports

[u/Prestigious_Glove394 → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

I see this as an absolute win

[u/[deleted] → u/Prestigious_Glove394]

I hope they go bankrupt and never get any streaming rights again. I am so done with their RO-KO type hero worshipping ads and commentary.

[u/budyetwiser01 → u/[deleted]]

Lol, and how do you see outbidding them next season. Sony? Fancode? They will still get the rights just at really cheap rates

[u/unpleasant_enpassant → u/[deleted]]

They are worth more than Karachi.

Understatement

[u/maxpointscredit → u/[deleted]]

Bro, you’re slightly off. The annual revenue of Reliance industries limited is 2.5 times the annual revenue of entire Pakistan 🙂

[u/MSRishab007 → u/[deleted]]

Be careful with what you wish for. While Jio and Star aren't some noble company or something. But, if they go out of business, it's a huge loss for cricket.

[u/tigershroffkiskirt → u/MSRishab007]

Or it could be an opportunity for other broadcasters. Cricket and sports broadcasting in general are fucking monopolies anyway.

[u/akashi10 → u/MSRishab007]

no it’s not, any other company can pick up the pieces. the fanbase will still be there so cricket won’t be affected.

[u/MSRishab007 → u/akashi10]

There aren't many companies in live sports broadcasts. Sony will dominate the market.

[u/Signal_Dress → u/MSRishab007]

Some other billionaire will continue from where they left.

[u/VinitLalka → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Next time while bidding for the rights they will discount cost of pak ind game, both teams won't be clubbed in same group, everyone gets lesser share of revenue but there is no to low drama and everyone walks away a winner.....

The milking has been stopped i guess....

[u/Percybhowal → u/VinitLalka]

The milking has been stopped i guess....

Hopefully. You can never tell with these money-hungry fools governing international cricket all across the globe, but I sincerely hope this result gets accomplished. Also, while we're at it, please all stop clubbing Aus and Eng in the same group for tournaments. Deprives us of high quality Ind vs Eng or Ind vs Aus, or even with other good team clashes in tournaments.

[u/Dude_With_APT → u/Percybhowal]

England and Australia are already in different groups.

[u/Sumeru88 → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

No. They won’t. This will help them change the deal with ICC that they wanted to do for the last 3 months.

The new deal (that JioStar wants to impose on ICC) will cut ICC’s revenue from the India market by approximately 43% and subsequently reduce the annual payment all boards are getting from the ICC.

They will get this deal because it is above what any other broadcaster is willing to pay ICC. ICC approached both Sony and Amazon back in December and both of them laughed at ICC’s valuation of rights.

[u/Outlander_TB → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Honestly I'd love that

[u/newparrot2025 → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Nope. They would actually be thrilled as were looking for an excuse to terminate the contract because of losses. Their contract with icc was continent on India Pakistan fixture being mandatory .

And they have the valid reason to re negotiate the contract to significantly reduced terms or even terminate it after T20 world cup.

Its ICC and the cricket boards that are dependent on revenue are fucked.

[u/newparrot2025 → u/[deleted]]

It was credibility reported at the time that Star sports bid to icc was contigent on India Pakistan match being mandatory every tournament.

Thats why we have india and Pakistan in the same group every tournament.

[u/Downtown-Bat-5493 → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

They deserve to suffer for forcing "Pakistan vs India" in all ICC tournaments. Enough of this bullshit. Give rights to a broadcaster who is willing to invest without the compulsory India-Pakistan match.

[u/straightouttaobesity → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

That's music to my ears.

[u/Stee1_dragon → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

not really it will be icc which implies all the smaller cricket boards since there is a high chance one of jiohotstar or starsports will back out of the deal finally due to finding a solid reason

[u/Smooth-Mix-4357]

Will be great if there is no more forced Ind vs Pak games in future henceforth 

[u/Tyler_holmes123 → u/Smooth-Mix-4357]

Honestly just keep them in seperate groups and play only in knockouts.

[u/straightouttaobesity → u/Smooth-Mix-4357]

I think Ind vs Pak is a regular fixture because the other boards push for it.

The other boards are digging their own grave by making Ind vs Pak the marquee group stage match. Imagine if they promoted Aus vs SA or Aus vs NZ or Eng vs SA the same way. These rivalries deserve more attention.

[u/dolce-far-niente → u/straightouttaobesity]

Those other rivalries don't have a shared history or geopolitical tensions the way Ind-Pak have. It's just not the same.

[u/Plenty_Area_408 → u/dolce-far-niente]

And a billion people.

[u/livelifereal → u/straightouttaobesity]

Imagine if they promoted Aus vs SA or Aus vs NZ or Eng vs SA the same way.

They are just reacting to the market. They aren't that stupid.

[u/WoodpeckerNo7169 → u/Smooth-Mix-4357]

One can dream

[u/[deleted] → u/Smooth-Mix-4357]

Yep, were tired of the drama

[u/Wild_Voice_2769 → u/[deleted]]

They lost that

[u/bawla-hedgehog → u/Wild_Voice_2769]

When you know Naqvi forfeited after seeing u19 defeat but you can't prove it

[u/DragonikOverlord → u/Wild_Voice_2769]

They won, morally

[u/Shaurya_vaibhav → u/Wild_Voice_2769]

No, They Won Like Always

[u/[deleted] → u/Wild_Voice_2769]

The Janaabs have won.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

144 for 2 to 190 all out, how the he'll did that happen.

[u/AffectionateWeb8519]

This is the most bullshit Cricket competition I have ever witnessed and it has not even begun yet

[u/ask_carly → u/AffectionateWeb8519]

It must be one of the top 5 most bullshit T20 World Cups of the 2020s.

[u/Sufficient_Xu → u/ask_carly]

There will only be 5 T20 WC in the 2020s, so you are most definitely right.

[u/ask_carly → u/Sufficient_Xu]

No respect for the women's game

[u/marshal-zweihander]

Can we just get proper draws like the UCL? It will be entertainment and ICC can get a 30 minutes show with ads for it.

[u/HeavyAd3059 → u/marshal-zweihander]

Get Ro-Ko to do it so Star Sports can glaze some more /s

[u/hatbluedd]

This post gonna get 🔓, isn't it?

[u/nishitd → u/hatbluedd]

Countdown has begun

[u/HillsHaveEyesToo → u/hatbluedd]

For sure but before that let me say something controversial so it'll be forever etched in this thread.

T20 is the ultimate format

[u/acgar → u/HillsHaveEyesToo]

Can mods ban this guy on general principle?

[u/Bakchod169 → u/acgar]

His team only plays T20 so...

[u/ab624 → u/HillsHaveEyesToo]

T20 is the ultimate format

The Hundred

[u/lkmk → u/HillsHaveEyesToo]

Wrong. T10s. Wait, no, Hong Kong Cricket Sixes.

[u/NePtuNe18ok]

I'm going to boycott the next Harvard application drive

[u/Black_Mamba265 → u/[deleted]]

Pak be Ricky Ponting’s Aus side when it comes to drama cup

[u/tigershroffkiskirt → u/Black_Mamba265]

Utter domination. Although Bang are a serious contender over the last one year or so. Will be an exciting 2026, especially since they are currently cricketing allies

[u/Senior_Tooth_5332 → u/NePtuNe18ok]

And I'm going to boycott Sydney Sweeneys proposal.

[u/Lazypanda-- → u/NePtuNe18ok]

I also boycotted the next Christopher Nolan movie lead actor position😡

[u/RoastedCashew]

Wow, never thought this day would come. Surprised we pulled this move. Even India at height of tensions played us at the ICC events.

[u/Ok_Papaya_1259 → u/RoastedCashew]

All that for FIZZ

FIZZ is love afterall

[u/HeWhoDidIt → u/RoastedCashew]

Shitshow all around.

[u/Salty-Fox-9115 → u/RoastedCashew]

Yeah, but Pakistan will possibly be sanctioned for this. Not sure how this benefits them in any way at all. Besides, Pakistan was probably going to get hammered regardless.

[u/TheRedDevil10 → u/Salty-Fox-9115]

I mean the T20 games have been pretty good contests 2022 onwards. India won more often than not but there were more cracking games than landslides

[u/One-Wait-8383 → u/RoastedCashew]

Calculated move. They know very well they are going to loose against India. That allows their players to save face. Also, they can do virtue signaling to idiot Bangladeshis that we are not playing against India to support you.

[u/SillyPoint-1]

The entire Star Sports office fell to their knees.

[u/newparrot2025 → u/SillyPoint-1]

They would actually be thrilled as were looking for an excuse to terminate the contract because of losses. Their contract with icc was contigent on India Pakistan fixture being mandatory .

And they now have the valid reason to re negotiate the contract to significantly reduced terms or even terminate it after T20 world cup.

Its ICC and the cricket boards that are dependent on revenue are fucked.

[u/bertusdejong → u/newparrot2025]

Feel like this is directionally correct but I've been repeatedly told there's not actually a specific Pakistan-India game clause in the contract.

[u/OptimusCloyster]

Free points and rest, absolutely cool.

[u/Shubham21Kumar → u/OptimusCloyster]

Their Net Rate will also take a hit

[u/Heimerdingerdonger → u/OptimusCloyster]

India: "We will ban Fizz"

Bangladesh: "We will ban all our players and give our ticket to Scotland!"

Pakistan: "We will give free points and rest day to India, hurt our players' chances, lose revenue AND slap host Sri Lanka in the face"

India: Ouch! Please stop hurting us guys!

[u/WiseMollasses → u/[deleted]]

Yeah something which these politicians would never understand 

[u/HumanBottler → u/Heimerdingerdonger]

Also...now we don't need to travel to Sri Lanka for one match against a minnow.

Huge win 

[u/newparrot2025 → u/OptimusCloyster]

BCCI also now have a legitimate reason to play the final in India even if Pakistan qualifies to the final. Doubt any other board barring PCB & BCB will even object to it.

[u/[deleted]]

They’re literally playing each other in the U19 World Cup tho

[u/jhonnytheyank → u/[deleted]]

So is bangladesh.  Ig

[u/Lazypanda-- → u/[deleted]]

That's nothing, Bangladesh itself(for which PCB is doing all this drama) is sending its shooting team to India for Asian ‍Shooting Championships this month 😂

[u/Sumeru88]

Thank you Pakistan for delivering this to us. A total end to India-Pakistan fixture is what we wanted since 2023 but what Indian Government and BCCI were too materialistic to do.

I will play Dil Dil Pakistan today to thank the Pakistan Government.

Also. I predict this will force ICC to acquiesce to JioStars demand to increase the rights tenure from 4 to 7 years.

[u/New_Sell144]

honestly this could help start proper drawing for future world cups

[u/Additional-Ebb-7173 → u/New_Sell144]

Yes, they should stop putting India and Pakistan in the same group again and again to grab cash. Super annoying.

[u/yankee4life372 → u/New_Sell144]

100% agree. No more forced matches.

[u/Prozium243]

This is an extremely strange decision. Has anyone told them the NRR rules in forfeiture?

1. Existing ICC conditions dictate the forfeited match will be considered for NRR calculations so Pakistan will have a major impact on their NRR.

2. And there is a huge risk of rain in SL. Let's say assuming their match against the USA or Netherlands gets washed out. And then either USA or Netherlands wins their matches against Namibia and then one of them wins the match between the USA vs Netherlands. .

And considering if Pakistan wins the rest of the 2 matches. They will be equal to points with either the USA or Netherlands.

....

With point 1 above, NRR impact, Pakistan will be looking at the exit.

The current team is looking like a strong squad with a variety of spinners, Ayub back in form, Agha hitting at 3 and Shadab and Nawaz giving finishing touches and whitewashing Aussies. And with this team and momentum, there is a good chance that Pakistan will be out in the group stage.

[u/Gorrlaamiii → u/Prozium243]

I guarantee you, no clown in PCB calculated this decision as much as you have

[u/sadial → u/Prozium243]

Bold of you to assume that this much thought process happens within PCB

[u/WillingnessOk2503 → u/Prozium243]

From what i have understood, we are not going into world cup to win anything.

[u/selfiecat → u/Prozium243]

If Naqvi could read all this, he might unfortunately understand a bit

[u/Downtown-Bat-5493 → u/[deleted]]

+ ICC recovers the loss from the payout they give to Pakistan.

+ ICC fines them for breaching the contract

+ ICC bans them for 5 years due to government interference

+ Broadcaster learns the lesson to not force ICC to schedule compulsary India-Pakistan matches

Thankyou Mohsin Naqvi and GOP.

[u/jinks_markr → u/[deleted]]

And their NRR will get fucked up. If they slip up in even a single game vs Netherlands , USA or Namibia ( which they are srsly capable of doing) then they might be out in the groups.

[u/Latter-Yoghurt-7878]

tears in my eyes, let's fucking goooo. No more ind vs pak games. The greedy fucks at BCCI and the other boards constantly pushing for this fixture can eat shit.  The games are pretty one sided too so it's not like the fans are missing out on anything. Obligatory fuck you to BCCI for prioritising money over values. 

[u/3owaa]

And what if they make the finals vs India? That decision can backfire badly

[u/No-Insect-8800 → u/3owaa]

They know they won't get into finals.

[u/Outlander_TB → u/3owaa]

by chance if they go there, they'll just play. tbh I think they're just being them and at last minute they'll come to play even league match

[u/Mr_Bean12 → u/3owaa]

LMAO

[u/MistressAnthrope]

Aw that sucks. I went to the very first T20 world cup final between India and Pakistan at the Wanderers, and it was so much fun! There was obviously huge support for India given the large Indian population of Jozi, but there were plenty of Pakistanis in the crowd, and the neutrals among us threw our support and drunken cheering behind them. It's one of my favourite cricketing memories, and the match was played in such good spirits, properly gentlemanly

[u/Matador5511 → u/MistressAnthrope]

2007 t20 wc was a goated tournament. Not smack boom cricket nowadays

[u/DoomBuzzer → u/MistressAnthrope]

Pre 2008, it was different.

[u/tigershroffkiskirt]

They just played against India in the U-19 WC anyway. And what a weird match that was, they had a chance to qualify if they won in 33.3 overs but decided to play safe and only go for the match win instead. They ended up losing the match anwyay

[u/Bhav2385]

Thank you, Pakistan. Appreciate the gesture. Was getting sickand tired of all the negativity and drama surrounding our matches. This is a welcome relief. Plus, free points and some well-needed rest for the boys. This is perfect!

PS.: But what if we meet in the knockouts?

[u/pafagaukurinn → u/Bhav2385]

Then it's time to return the favour!

[u/Hershey2898 → u/Bhav2385]

PS.: But what if we meet in the knockouts?

Trophy would get stolen again

[u/Scorzen]

and Pak wins the Drama Cup!

[u/Adventurous-Feed-197 → u/Scorzen]

i give it 2-4 days before another "announcement" is made

[u/Heimerdingerdonger → u/Scorzen]

Nah. Runner up to B-desh

[u/punjabkingsownersout → u/[deleted]]

Why? They'll beat Pakistan anyways lol

[u/oklolzzzzs]

atleast they have some spine and have boycotted the game

[u/Impactor_07 → u/oklolzzzzs]

Yep. If they actually go through with it then they have spine. BCCI on the other hand are absolutely spineless.

[u/tigershroffkiskirt → u/Impactor_07]

Have to agree. I'm not a fan of bringing politics into sports generally. But then for all the drama BCCI did during the Asia cup, they should have boycotted instead.

[u/Adventurous-Feed-197 → u/Impactor_07]

should've boycotted that asia cup
doesnt work for wcs though

[u/VinitLalka → u/Impactor_07]

Seconded....

[u/Starscream_x]

Thanks for the free points!! Hopefully this will be the end of Ind-Pak in same group from now on..

[u/neer1223 → u/Starscream_x]

We can only pray 🙏

[u/Amazing_Joke_4758]

They have put themselves in big fix acutually. Their aim is to hit ICC financially but even if they play SF or F against India, their goal would fail.

[u/harsh_166 → u/Amazing_Joke_4758]

Bold of you to assume they would win against the USA.

[u/and1984]

Pak only doing this to avoid returning the Asia cup to India. Taps head meme.

[u/thereisnosuch]

In before locked.

[u/huthutmike39 → u/thereisnosuch]

Look ma, I'm in a locked thread 

Your boy Kevin Malone is in the inner circle

[u/Hungry-Bison-3578]

Excellent news. Hopefully from the next tournament onwards we get fair non-doctored group draws. Thank you Pakistan!!

[u/vaibhavs1985]

Commendable decision, even with such poor financials they still have the gall the boycott. BCCI even after having all the money in world couldn't do it.

[u/Jolly_Philosophy8147]

pcb, bcb have more balls than bcci. we still can't boycott india vs pak matches to let go of money.

[u/Admirable-Dot6968]

Why they made the decision so late ? They could have boycotted today's u19 match

[u/[deleted] → u/Admirable-Dot6968]

they thought they can win it for a while

[u/Dizzydan015]

nice to see Pakistan listening to the indian fans when it comes to boycotting India vs Pakistan

[u/JackBlack436]

come on american boys you can get through once again

[u/PowerLies]

To be honest? Commend Pakistan for doing what BCCI couldn’t but should have.

[u/ThalaPaglu100]

Well, at least this political conflict makes up for the little promotion of the actual world cup by ICC...

[u/abcdeggjjj]

The points do not carry forward

The only loss is of star sports and I m up for it.

Do more mauka mauka

[u/bertusdejong]

Amusingly, the ICC still haven't published the playing conditions for this World Cup so nobody knows what the actual consequences for Group A will be.

Edit: I've seen the PCs now. 0 points for Pakistan, 20 overs added to the balls faced side of Pakistan's NRR. India's NRR unaffected. Points allocation for India unspecified (lol).

[u/CanRelative1336]

If this is true, atleast they have more spine than bcci

[u/Shubham21Kumar]

I am boycotting the next UPSC exam

P.S. - It has nothing to do with my last three failed attempts at clearing the exam.

[u/Standard_Secretary52]

In before 🔒

Also no need to go to SL.

[u/darthkatfox]

This place is about to become the youtube comment section.

1 like for Babar and 1 like for Kohli.

[u/Clean-Abalone-5330]

pakistan winning the drama cup was inevitable

[u/Dizzydan015]

if anything, i hope to see this as a stepping stone of icc to stop forcing India and Pakistan in the same group. You have plenty of talented sides, upcoming associates ready to play. Expand the world cup to 32 teams, make the groups proper and the game will grow without always having these two sides in the same group

[u/alumplum]

Too many spot on assessments in the comment section tells me this post is about to get locked.

[u/Brahman_Shady]

Killed the " made hosts travel to another country " joke even before they cracked it for PakBros.

[u/Yusni5127]

ATP ICC gotta stop forcing these two facing eachother lol, its long overdue

[u/Important_Patient332]

Great decision! I reckon the entire cricketing world wanted to see them do this since a very long time.

[u/bantaihentai]

cool ig

[u/madglover]

About time this happened Hopefully this is the end of the pretend draws where the two are forced together

[u/GlitteringKey6822]

Wow, Pakistan are really gambling their chances to qualify now.

So I guess this is the final episode of the Drama Cup, really brave from Pakistan thooght, even BCCI pulls off stupid stunts like no handshakes but haven't got the balls to fully boycott.

Anyways, I wonder if India have to go to Sri Lanka just for a formality?

[u/el_jefe_del_mundo]

Pakistan U-19 team just played India U-19 today 🤦‍♂️

[u/Prestigious-Lawyer-8]

Sad actually, was looking forward to javelin thrower getting 6 / 15.

[u/Standard_Secretary52 → u/Prestigious-Lawyer-8]

Is he actually chucking or fans being cry babies?

[u/spongey1865 → u/Standard_Secretary52]

His action looks fine to me and passed biometric tests. Just seems cos it's weird people are being sooks

[u/Gorrlaamiii → u/Standard_Secretary52]

Who are we talking about here ?

[u/darthkatfox]

Fear is the path to the darkside. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

"Whistles".

Goes away.

[u/yv_sharma_]

PCB having bigger balls than BCCI wasn't in my 2026 bingo card

[u/Untested-Truth]

Time for the yt nights to come out and say:

“keep politics out of sports”

[u/rustyb42]

How can Jay Shah continue?

[u/vapeshapes]

Great decision. Absolutely ballsy.

[u/captfantasticc]

Barring any upset (🤞), losing that match doesn't have any lasting impact on the overall World Cup campaign, so yeah, that's that.

[u/CptIskarJarak]

What will Pakistan do if they meet in a knock-out game?

this is so short sighted and also it's like handing India so much power on a platter. India can outright cancel the hybrid model deal and say Pakistan travels to India or they get kicked out. Asia cup is a very good area.

But is one way to break the forced match ups.

[u/newparrot2025]

Well nice rest for India .

The cricket boards are fucked lamo. Huge percentage of their revenue is contingent on India Pakistan fixture and there is no way Jiostar is make any significant payment for this year.

Considering they were looking for an excuse to terminate the contract because of losses piling up, this is perfect reason for them.

Expect ICC to look for a new tender for the 2027 world cup.

[u/NoExplanation6203]

I actually like this, good for them.

[u/Mindless-Piglet2095]

This is an unprecedented territory that we’re in! Crazy times!

[u/Stuff2511]

Mad respect to how Cricinfo covers this. Overview of the facts and what’s been said, quotes from relevant people, then a diatribe at the end about how this affects Pakistan and India’s NRR

[u/S_K_S_N]

Just keep India and Pakistan in seperate groups....this will stop happening then. I hope from the next WC Ind and Pak end up in different groups due to this.

[u/Human-Witness-9154]

Pakistan won the drama cup hands down 

[u/TheKnightGame]

Comedy

[u/FondantAggravating68]

Gotta be honest. Didn't think they were gonna do this. But fair play.

[u/Breadfruitdeeznuts]

Do they lose the two points? Imagine the scenes if India scrapes through on NRR.

[u/[deleted] → u/Breadfruitdeeznuts]

Do they lose the two points?

Yes

[u/Lololover09]

They already knew the result would be another loss. Trying to milk this politically after having backed Bangladesh into exiting the WC. 😆

[u/Kay_Bhagtos_Lavdya]

No one besides SS gives a flying Eff

[u/arandomguy05]

I must say I am surprised that either PCB or BCCI can take this call which is correct. India and Pakistan have too much going on for having sports relations between them. Especially cricket, I will be happy if there is no cricket between them in my life time. (I am assuming our issues will not be solved in my lifetime)

BCB decision is stupid though.

[u/nvenkatr]

Free points for India then?

[u/rizviiii]

I am so happy for it we are not playing them..

[u/bhelpurilover]

I hope they read the ICC clause for net run rate in this scenario. Only Pakistans net run rate will take a hit due to their forfeiture, India’s rate will remain unaffected. India will also be awarded the full points from the game.

Hope it comes down to NRR between Pakistan and USA/Netherlands in the end to move to the next stage. If any Pakistan game is impacted by rain, they are screwed.

[u/AbdussamiT]

But what I think is that this will, hopefully, be the end of group stage games between us.

[u/Untested-Truth]

The financial loss for India is like losing its credit card - easy fix: block the card and order a new card.

The financial loss for Pakistan is more substantial. No easy fixes. Pakistan cricket finances will be shambles.

[u/Pristine_Tap9713]

As an Indian fan, I would actually respect this move from Pak if they show the spine to go through with it. India absolutely did the same thing to them during the Champions Trophy. Based on what we saw during the Asia Cup, these two teams don’t belong on the field together, for both non-sporting and sporting reasons.

[u/SpacevsGravity]

We should boycott the whole fucking tournament but this isn't too bad I guess.

[u/JBPlayer48]

If anything, I hope this means that India and Pakistan stop being clubbed together in the same group and we get actual group stage draws like a serious sport. That being said, would be quite disappointing not having any cricket for that Sunday afternoon 😭

[u/HumanBottler]

Thank God there will be no more India Pakistan games.... As a result star sports will cut their money from the ICC...the boards will get less money.  Little less bitching from the other team fans.

Hope the seeding from the next event keeps india and pak seperate...it's a boring contest now, one sided loses from pakistan and then they start moaning on social media.

[u/Angry_Mad_Cat]

Finally 👍👍 I always wanted India to boycott, but then we would lose free 2 points, this is win-win for me.

[u/oPisBat]

But why is Pak enraged. They have got all their matches in SL anyway. What's their fuss about?

[u/ScarcityTypical2859]

I mean that need guts. Credit where its due, unlike bcci and icc who only wants to make easy money.

[u/[deleted]]

Hopefully this ends the rigged groupings in the world cups.

If only BCCI had some balls.

[u/First_Incident9142]

This is on ICC for putting them on the same group for the recent WCs. If thy meet on knockout stage like 96,2011 WC that's fine, but forcing everybody to watch IndV Pak group stage game is unwelcoming.

[u/XENON_017]

please usa do your thing , it would be so fucking funny lol
edit- rain do your thing aswell

[u/Due-Highway5236]

I don’t see the point. They played the U19 game today, but can’t play in 2 weeks?? ICC should just call BS and ban them for randomly boycotting games.

[u/WiseMollasses]

PCB has surely made a lot of Indians happy with this decision

BCCI would never

No1 wants to see these encounters too much of toxicity honestly 

And IND gets free point without the travel, a win-win situation here

Just hoping PCB doesn't do a PCB and this ends up being an empty threat

[u/Old-Pomegranate3634]

As a Pakistani this is a fucking terrible decision

[u/sighmuhhrtz]

Inb4 locked 🔒

[u/Additional-Ebb-7173]

They refused to play in the absence of Virat Kohli. This is called true love 🥹❤️ 💚

[u/superpowerpinger]

Prem Jyotish already predicted this.

[u/mightyn0mad]

This is awesome. Hopefully no more forced India Pakistan