However, in a post on Sunday, the official X account of the Pakistani government announced that the Pakistan team will not play against India. The PCB has not made any public comment on the matter.
However, on the same day, the ICC issued a statement urging Pakistan to “reconsider” its decision, and warned of its “long-term implications”.
Bangladesh had decided not to send its team to India for the T20 World Cup after cricketer Mustafizur Rahman was dropped from the Indian Premier League (IPL) following threats from extremist groups in India.
On 4 January, Bangladesh requested the ICC to move their World Cup matches to Sri Lanka. The ICC rejected the request, describing the Mustafizur incident as “separate and irrelevant”.
Asif Nazrul, sports advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, later said that the ICC had failed to take into account the safety of Bangladeshi players, while the Indian government had not given any assurance on the issue.