T20 World Cup: How did Pakistan agree to play against India? Mohsin Naqvi now revealed the secret

Lahore: The chaos that broke out in the cricket world before the T20 World Cup 2026 now seems to be calming down. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has broken his silence on the threat of boycott of the high-voltage match against India. While talking to journalists on Tuesday, Naqvi made it clear that Pakistan will now take the field against India on February 15. He revealed that the threat to leave the match against India was not due to any ‘personal enmity’ but in protest against the alleged ‘injustice’ done to Bangladesh.

Took a strong stand in support of Bangladesh: Mohsin Naqvi

Mohsin Naqvi said that in the recent meeting with Bangladesh Cricket Board and ICC officials, Pakistan presented its stand strongly. “Our aim was only to ensure that the treatment meted out to Bangladesh was rectified. This was not a political agenda,” he said. According to Naqvi, only after the ICC accepted Bangladesh’s demands and acknowledged that they had not been treated fairly, the Pakistan government gave the green signal to play the match against India.

What was the controversy: Scotland’s entry and action on Mustafizur

This whole controversy started when Bangladesh was thrown out of the T20 World Cup after the ICC Board’s voting and Scotland was included in the tournament in their place. The reason behind this was being linked to security reasons and developments like BCCI’s removal of Mustafizur Rahman from IPL. Accusing ICC of ‘double standards’, Pakistan had said that it will boycott the match with India against this discrimination.

Matter resolved after meeting with ICC

Seeing the growing controversy, ICC Vice President Imran Khawaja met Mohsin Naqvi in ​​Lahore. After this important meeting, it was decided that no penalty or sanction would be imposed on Bangladesh. Naqvi clarified that Pakistan has now left this matter behind. “When our demands have been accepted, there is no longer any justification for the boycott,” he said. After this decision, cricket fans have heaved a sigh of relief, because now on February 15, they will see the arch-rival battle between India and Pakistan.