"There should be no politics in sport,' Sharif said while referencing to the recent India-Bangladesh cricket crisis. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has confirmed the decision to boycott the ICC Men's Twenty20 World Cup match by Pakistan against India, saying the move is a show of solidarity with Bangladesh. We have taken this stand after careful deliberation and [decided that] on this matter, we must stand with Bangladesh and support them, Sharif told his cabinet on Wednesday."
"We have taken a very clear stand that we will not play the match against India, Sharif told the government officials. Pakistan believes that this is sport, not politics, and there should be no politics in sport. While Sharif did not elaborate on his statement, it points towards the ongoing cricket crisis surrounding the tournament, which began after a Bangladeshi player was expelled from the Indian Premier League on the directives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) last month."
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed Pakistan will boycott the ICC Men's T20 World Cup match against India as a show of solidarity with Bangladesh. The government had earlier announced that the men's team will not take the field on February 15. Officials indicated the decision followed careful deliberation and support for Bangladesh after its removal from the tournament for refusing to travel to India. The crisis began after Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman was expelled from the Indian Premier League on BCCI directives, linking the matter to political tensions. India and Pakistan remain in the same group, and the ICC warned that selective participation undermines the spirit.
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