BCCI officials react on India-Pakistan match in T20 World Cup:Vice-President Rajeev Shukla credits ICC; SL Prez praises PAK PM for boycott U-turn

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has reacted after the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup dispute ended. He thanked the ICC for resolving the ongoing dispute regarding the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 match. Shukla said that this is good news for everyone and it will ensure the successful organisation of the World Cup. He also stated that Bangladesh is satisfied with the outcome of the talks and appreciates the ICC’s efforts. Thanks to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after Pakistan confirmed it would play against India in Colombo on February 15. This U-turn ended the uncertainty surrounding the biggest match of the T20 World Cup. Pakistan’s U-turn is drama Former Indian cricketer Atul Wasan called Pakistan’s U-turn regarding the match against India in the T20 World Cup 2026 a drama. He said that Pakistan sometimes refuses to play, gets angry, and then agrees. All this is for their own satisfaction. He said that sometimes they agree at the behest of Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, and sometimes they accuse India of dominance. Wasan also said that this does not affect India, as the Indian team is stronger. By taking such steps, Pakistan is demoralising its own team. Pakistan would suffer economic loss Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal welcomed Pakistan’s decision to play against India in the T20 World Cup 2026 match. He said that it is good that Pakistan agreed to play, otherwise the excitement of the tournament would have ended, and they would have also suffered economic losses. He stated that the India-Pakistan match is always very exciting and both teams are strong. However, Pakistan has not won much against India in recent matches, so there might be additional pressure on them. He added that the game of cricket should not be weakened. It’s not easy for Pakistan to defeat India Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly expressed excitement about the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match scheduled for February 15 in Colombo. He said that it would be a big match, but it would not be easy for Pakistan to defeat India, as India is a very strong team. Such behaviour is expected from Pakistan Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has called Pakistan’s U-turn on playing the T20 World Cup match against India a drama. He said that first Pakistan talked about boycotting the match, but later changed its decision. Sharma said that this is an old habit of Pakistan; first, they supported Bangladesh, then backed out, and now they have understood how much they will lose by not playing against India. He said that such behaviour is expected from Pakistan.