No handshake, no game? Pakistan cricket makes 3 demands to end IND vs PAK boycott in T20 World Cup 2026; details

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly made three demands to during a meeting with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Lahore on Sunday to reconsider their boycott against India in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 on February 15 in Colombo.

Standing in solidarity with Bangladesh, the Pakistan government, instructed the national team to boycott the match against India while playing the rest of the matches in the tournament, putting all the stakeholders into a fix. On Sunday, a two-member ICC delegation met PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore to speak on their decision to not play India.

Also present in the meeting was Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam, who is believed to have been invited by the PCB. Incidentally, the whole issue started with Bangladesh refusing to play on Indian soil due to security reasons. Based on a Cricbuzz report, the PCB has brought up the Asia Cup no-handshake row among their three demands.

“PCB is demanding an increased share of ICC revenue, the restoration of bilateral cricket with India, and enforcement of the handshake protocols in the game,” said the report.