Thank you, Pakistan: Bangladesh

06-Feb-2026

.

Bangladesh and Pakistan silently joined hands over the T20 World Cup 2026 against India. 

Bangladesh's Sports Adviser, Asif Nazrul, thanked Islamabad for backing the country's boycott of the tournament with its own boycott of a game against India in Colombo.

"Thank you, Pakistan," Nazrul posted on Facebook. "Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his country has decided to boycott the match against India in protest of Bangladesh being excluded from the T20 World Cup," he added.