Sri Lanka Cricket urges PCB to reconsider Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2026 boycott against India as revenue at risk

In a major development, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has written to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to reconsider their boycott against India in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, that starts on Saturday. Pakistan, who are slated to play all their games in Sri Lanka, have been instructed to not play against India in Colombo on February 15, by their own government.

The Pakistan's government's decision came in solidarity with Bangladesh, who were removed from the T20 World Cup 2026 after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to play its matches on Indian soil. It must be noted that India remain the main hosts of the T20 World Cup 2026. Bangladesh were later replaced by Scotland.