Pakistan Confirms T20 World Cup 2026 Participation, Boycotts India Clash

• Pakistan will participate in the T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
• The Pakistan government has approved the team's participation but confirmed a boycott of the match against India scheduled for February 15 in Colombo.
• The reason for boycotting the India match was not specified in the official statement.
• Pakistan had previously threatened a full boycott in solidarity with Bangladesh, whose request to move fixtures from India to Sri Lanka was rejected by the ICC.
• Boycotting the India match will cost Pakistan two points and could lead to severe ICC sanctions.

Why It Matters: Pakistan will play in T20 World Cup 2026 but will boycott its scheduled match against India.