Significant developments are expected in the coming hours regarding the ICC T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) posted on X that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chairperson Aminul Islam has arrived in Pakistan to attend an emergency International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting.
At the airport, PCB Chief Executive Officer Salman Naseer welcomed the BCB president. “We warmly welcome our esteemed guest to Pakistan,” he said.
لاہور صدر بنگلہ دیش کرکٹ بورڈ امین السلام کی لاہور آمد
ائر پورٹ پر چیف ایگزیکٹو آفیسر سلمان نصیر نے صدر بنگلہ دیش کرکٹ بورڈ کا استقبال کیا
پاکستان آمد پر معزز مہمان کو دل کی اتھاہ گہرائیوں سے خوش آمدید کہتے ہیں۔ سلمان نصیر
صدر بنگلہ دیش کرکٹ بورڈ امین السلام چئیرمین پی سی… pic.twitter.com/Ztko5eaAp8
— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) February 8, 2026
BCB President Aminul Islam will meet PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and will also participate in other scheduled meetings.
An ICC reconciliation delegation is expected to arrive in the country within hours. Discussions between PCB and ICC officials on the India-Pakistan match are expected, with ICC Deputy Chairman Imran Khawaja assigned to lead deliberations on the fixture.
Aminul Islam is likely to participate in key emergency meetings involving the PCB and ICC, while the heads of both boards will join the ICC sessions online.
Read: PCB ‘categorically rejects’ Indian journalist’s claim of approaching ICC on T20 World Cup row
A meeting between BCB chairperson Aminul Islam and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is expected to cover the current situation regarding the T20 World Cup and other cricket-related matters. Aminul Islam is scheduled to return to Dhaka in the evening after the meetings.
On Saturday, PCB categorically rejected claims by Indian sports journalist Vikrant Gupta that the board had approached the ICC over the situation around the match between the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams.
Any clash between arch-rivals Pakistan and India is one of the most lucrative in cricket, worth millions of dollars in broadcast, sponsorship and advertising revenue. But the fixture was thrown into doubt after the federal government ordered the team not to play the match in Colombo.
Gupta claimed in a post on X today: “PCB has now reached out to ICC for a dialogue on the India-Pakistan World Cup after the ICC replied to their official communication”.
BIG BREAKING: PCB has now reached out to ICC for a dialogue on the India-Pakistan World Cup after the ICC replied to their official communication: PCB first wrote to ICC saying they were pulling out of that game implying the ‘Force Majeure’, attaching their Govt’s tweet.
The ICC…— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) February 7, 2026
Responding to him, PCB spokesperson Amir Mir said, “I categorically reject the claim by Indian sports journalist Vikrant Gupta that PCB approached the ICC. As usual, sections of the Indian media are busy circulating fiction. A little patience and time will clearly show who actually went knocking and who didn’t”.
“I categorically reject the claim by Indian sports journalist Vikrant Gupta that PCB approached the ICC. As usual, sections of Indian media are busy circulating fiction. A little patience and time will clearly show who actually went knocking and who didn’t.”
PCB Spokesperson Amir…— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 7, 2026
The ICC has called on the PCB to find a mutually acceptable solution after Pakistan announced it would boycott its match against India in the main event.
Earlier, Bangladesh requested to hold its T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka instead of India due to security concerns and threats from Hindu extremists.
The ICC rejected the request, excluding Bangladesh from the tournament and replacing it with Scotland.
In response, Pakistan expressed full solidarity with Bangladesh, lodging a formal protest and announcing a boycott of its February 15 group match against India.
