Overview
- Pakistan’s government has cleared the team to compete in Sri Lanka but ordered it not to take the field against India on Feb. 15 in Colombo.
- The ICC says selective participation undermines tournament integrity and is awaiting formal communication from the PCB before deciding on action.
- Forfeiting the fixture would give India two points, forcing Pakistan to likely win against Netherlands, the United States and Namibia to advance.
- The standoff follows the ICC’s rejection of Bangladesh’s bid to move games from India after independent security reviews, with Scotland named as Bangladesh’s replacement.
- Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha says the decision is not the players’ to make, and uncertainty lingers over any potential meeting with India in later rounds as stakeholders push for a resolution.