Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, has spoken out for the first time since Pakistan decided to play the February 15 match in Colombo. ADVERTISEMENT‘We didn’t keep any condition (in our negotiations) other than Bangladesh,” Naqvi told reporters in Peshawar on Tuesday. “Our only aim was to get Bangladesh some respect, to right the injustice that had been done to them. However, after days of back-channel discussions and negotiations between the PCB, BCB and the ICC, the Pakistan government withdrew the boycott threat. The ICC released a statement saying the BCB would not be sanctioned for its refusal to play their T20 World Cup matches in India.

Source: The Telegraph February 12, 2026 03:30 UTC