"After Pakistan announced their boycott of the forthcoming T20I World Cup match against India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) was quick to lament the position the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had put fans in. [Pakistan's] decision is not in the interest of the global game or the welfare of fans worldwide, the ICC said in a release, before going on to make special mention of millions in Pakistan, who will now have no India fixture to anticipate."
"Through the course of this statement, and the one the previous week, justifying the ICC's ultimatum to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) which eventually led to Bangladesh's exit from the tournament the ICC leaned on ideals of fairness and equality. The integrity and sanctity of the World Cup was invoked, as well as the neutrality and fairness of such an event."
"Pakistan's fans may clock, of course, that they had not attracted such concern before the Champions Trophy in 2025, when India had refused to play in Pakistan for what were, in truth, purely political reasons. As it happened, a semifinal and the final of that tournament were eventually moved away from Pakistan, India's cricketing magnetism pulling the knockouts to Dubai, after the ICC had adopted a hybrid model wherein India played all its matches outside the host country."
Pakistan announced a boycott of its T20 World Cup match against India, prompting the ICC to criticize the Pakistan Cricket Board for disadvantaging fans. The ICC noted the decision harmed millions in Pakistan who would have no India fixture to anticipate. The ICC had earlier issued an ultimatum to the Bangladesh Cricket Board that led to Bangladesh's exit from the tournament, invoking fairness, equality, neutrality and the sanctity of the World Cup. India refused to play in Pakistan during the 2025 Champions Trophy for political reasons, prompting semifinals and the final to move to Dubai under a hybrid model where India played all matches outside the host country.
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