Bangladesh Thanks Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif for T20 World Cup Boycott Support

• Bangladesh youth and sports advisor Asif Nazrul thanked Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif for supporting Bangladesh amid the T20 World Cup exclusion row.
• Sharif reportedly announced Pakistan's boycott of the India match in protest of Bangladesh's removal from the tournament, citing 'no politics on the playground'.
• The Pakistan administration had previously stated their national cricket team would not play India in the T20 World Cup group stage on February 15 at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
• The ICC issued a strong statement, cautioning Pakistan that selective participation compromises international play and warned of long-term implications.
• Bangladesh was replaced by Scotland in the T20 World Cup after its government refused to permit the team to go to India due to security concerns, and ICC denied their request to move matches to Sri Lanka.