T20 World Cup: SLC invokes 2009 terror attack memory in letter to PCB after decision to boycott India match | Cricket News

India and Pakistan are schedule to play the match on February 15 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wrote a letter to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday, urging it to reconsider its decision to boycott the India vs Pakistan fixture at the T20 World … Read more

‘Was ICC sleeping?’: Ex-Pakistan star says ‘PCB should not back down’ amid India boycott row | Cricket News

Pakistan left for Sri Lanka on Monday to begin their World Cup campaign (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal has strongly criticized the International Cricket Council (ICC) for urging the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to reconsider its decision to boycott the high-profile group match against India at the upcoming T20 World Cup. … Read more

Ex-ICC official accuses BCCI of mishandling Mustafizur Rahman exit, fueling T20 World Cup row | Cricket News

Mustafizur Rahman (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former ICC Head of Communications Sami-ul-Hasan Burney has criticized the BCCI’s handling of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman’s exit from the IPL, saying the Indian board could have prevented the current T20 World Cup turmoil with a more measured approach.Rahman’s release from his Kolkata Knight Riders contract set off a … Read more

‘Hum kuch nahi kar sakte’: Pakistan captain breaks silence on boycotting India match at T20 World Cup | Cricket News

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has broken his silence after the decision was taken not to allow the team to take the field against India in the Men’s T20 World Cup clash scheduled for February 15. While the Pakistan government has cleared the … Read more

Pakistan to boycott India at T20 World Cup: How the events unfolded – a complete timeline | Cricket News

Pakistan government has announced that their cricket team will not play India in the group stage contest of the T20 World Cup. The government did allow the team to travel to Sri Lanka for their matches. A look at the sequence of events that led to this decision. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in solidarity … Read more

Pakistan crush Australia in series decider, rewrite T20 record books | Cricket News

Australia’s Ben Dwarshuis and Matthew Kuhnemann shake hands with Pakistani players (AP Photo/KM Chaudary) Pakistan produced a commanding performance to hand Australia its heaviest ever defeat in T20 cricket, sealing a 3-0 series sweep just five days ahead of the T20 World Cup. On Sunday, the hosts defeated the Australians by 111 runs in the … Read more