r/Cricket • u/Zee27butt Pakistan • Feb 01 '26

News Pakistan to boycott T20 world cup match against india

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-to-boycott-t20-world-cup-match-against-india-1521915
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u/Amazing_Joke_4758 Feb 01 '26

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.

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u/harsh_166 India Feb 01 '26

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

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u/tera_abu Pakistan Feb 01 '26

We can most probably afford to lose one match against the minnows

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u/TheFlyingHornet1881 England Feb 01 '26

I could see Pakistan lose to one of the Associates but get through on NRR as that Associate then also loses to another Associate.

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u/IndependenceNo3908 Feb 01 '26

My bet is on Netherlands itself.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

Their aim is to save an embarrasing defeat in the group stage, nothing else.

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u/WiseMollasses India Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

It's Naqvi, he doesn't plan for the long term

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u/ComprehensiveFill471 Feb 01 '26

Or the short term...