Bangladesh's T20 World Cup 2026 journey has seemingly come to end after their demands of having match venues shifted outside of India been declined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
In fact, the ICC, as per reports, could now replace the team with Scotland.
Notably, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had expressed support of Bangladesh's refusal to travel to India, and now themselves seem uncertain over participation in the coveted tournament.
Aaquib Javed, a member of Pakistan's coaching setup attended a press conference recently during which he, along with the team's captain, Salman Ali Agha announced their squad for T20 World Cup 2026.
However, he also said that whether they will play in the tournament is up to their government:
"We are selectors, and our job is to pick the team. We've announced the team very close to the deadline. The government will decide on our participation so I can say nothing on that front. That's what the chairman has said, too, so we'll wait for their decision,"
After Bangladesh was dropped, PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, stated that the call on Pakistan’s participation in the T20 World Cup would ultimately rest with the country’s government.
