In an official statement, Islam said, ''We are deeply moved by Pakistan's efforts to go above and beyond in supporting Bangladesh during this period. This statement from BCB came after a meeting was held with PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi, BCB president, and ICC deputy chief Imran Khwaja in Lahore at Gaddafi Stadium. Later, Bangladesh refused to play its scheduled fixtures in India and demanded that the matches be shifted to neutral venues. But ICC didn't entertain BCB's request and replaced Bangladesh with Scotland. Pakistan came out of nowhere, and suddenly, its government announced a boycott of the IND vs PAK group stage match in Colombo, showing support for the Bangladesh cricket.

Source: dna February 09, 2026 19:18 UTC