PCB Makes Lame Last-Minute Appeal to ICC Backing BCB's Stance of Not Playing T20 World Cup in India: REPORT

T20 World Cup 2026: The Pakistan Cricket Board has from nowhere jumped into the T20 World Cup 2026 crisis featuring Bangladesh. 

In a bid to show support to Bangladesh Cricket Board's stance of not playing their T20 WC games in India, the PCB wrote to the governing body stating that it supports BCB's move. 

PCB Playing to Gallery

As per ESPNCricinfo, PCB also copied the members of the ICC Board in it.

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As per the same report, the apex cricketing body has called a Board meeting on January 21 to address the matter of the BCB asking for Bangladesh's matches to be shifted to Sri Lanka. 

It cannot be confirmed if the ICC called for the meeting due to PCB's last-minute nudge. 

For the unversed, the ICC had put out the schedule long back and hence for the BCB to suddenly react to it in the wake of Mustafizur Rahman's ouster from Kolkata Knight Riders is strange to say the least. 

In fact, some reports also claim that Pakistan too had made up their mind of a pullout in case the ICC did not pay heed to BCB's bizarre proposal of a group-swap. 

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How Should ICC React

As per the report, the ICC is going to stay firm and not budge under the pressure tactics implemented by the BCB. ICC's stance in this matter is crucial, as with a decisive stance, they can prevent further disruption and safeguard the integrity of the much-awaited tournament. 

It is clear that both the boards - the BCB and the PCB - do not care for the game and are only interested in doing political posturing in a bid to play to the gallery.