US EditionSri Lanka Cricket asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India game at Twenty20 World Cup
Sri Lanka Cricket warned Pakistan the boycott could cause major financial losses and tourism declines, offering to host the sold-out India-Pakistan match at Premadasa Stadium.
- On Thursday, Sri Lanka Cricket urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to reconsider Pakistan's boycott of the India match on February 15 after the SLC executive committee met on Tuesday to approve the letter.
- Pakistan government announced the boycott in support of Bangladesh, which withdrew citing security concerns, and called the decision 'appropriate,' according to official statements.
- Offering a solution, Sri Lanka Cricket proposed the Premadasa Stadium, warning the Pakistan Cricket Board that a boycott would harm the tourism sector with cancellations and logistical issues.
- ICC has started exploring back-channel options to persuade Pakistan, assigning Imran Khawaja to engage the PCB as Pakistan plays the Netherlands in Colombo on Saturday, raising urgency.
- Sri Lanka Cricket and the Government of Sri Lanka highlighted wider stakeholder impacts, noting that a boycott could affect the tournament's conduct and the possibility of India and Pakistan meeting in the knockout stage.
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T20 WC: Pakistan to weigh Sri Lanka plea on India match boycott
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to again consult its government to decide on the Sri Lankan counterpart’s request to reconsider the boycott of the match against India in the T20 World Cup on February 15 in Colombo. The Pakistan government has allowed the PCB to send the national team to the T20 World Cup but stopped it from playing against India, which is commercially the biggest match for the ICC and its broadcasters. This has…
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Sri Lanka Cricket asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India game at Twenty20 World Cup
A Sri Lankan cricket official says the sport's national governing body has formally asked Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game with India next week.
SLC urges PCB to rethink India vs Pakistan T20 WC match boycott, warns of heavy losses - The Tribune
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has written to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), urging it to reconsider its decision to boycott the marquee India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 match scheduled for February 15, warning that such a move could result in significant financial losses for all stakeholders, as per a Newswire report.
T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka urges Pakistan to reconsider boycotting India match
Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Thursday asked Pakistan to reconsider its decision to boycott their first-round encounter with arch-rival India in the T20 World Cup co-hosted by the island. Pakistan decided not to play India on February 15 in Colombo to express solidarity with Bangladesh, who were excluded from the tournament after refusing to play their matches in India. Pakistan and India have not played bilateral cricket for more than a decade a…
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