{"id":530387,"date":"2026-02-10T00:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=530387"},"modified":"2026-02-10T00:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:43:29","slug":"pakistan-to-play-t20-world-cup-match-against-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-to-play-t20-world-cup-match-against-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to \u2018play\u2019 T20 World Cup match against India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Decision comes after telephonic contact between PM Shehbaz and Sri Lankan President Dissanayake<br \/>\n ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan has decided to play its scheduled T20 World Cup match against India on February 15, revisiting its boycott decision, at the request of Sri Lanka, sources confirmed on Monday.<br \/>\nSources privy to the matter revealed that the decision came during a telephonic contact between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.<br \/>\nPakistan had decided not to play against arch-rival India in solidarity with Bangladesh, who were kicked out of the tournament for citing security concerns and standing firm on their decision not to send their team to New Delhi.<br \/>\nAccording to a statement from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the two leaders discussed the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India during the telephone call.<br \/>\nThe Sri Lankan president requested PM Shehbaz that Pakistani cricket team should play the Pakistan-India match in Sri Lanka.<br \/>\nPakistan fully supported Sri Lankan cricket during the terrorism in Sri Lanka, the president said, adding Pakistan gave priority to its long-standing relations with Sri Lanka above all else and the Pakistani cricket team continued to tour Sri Lanka to play cricket despite terrorism.<br \/>\nPM Shehbaz welcomed the sentiments of the Sri Lankan president.<br \/>\nHe said that Sri Lanka also provided full support in difficult times and cricket continued in Pakistan.<br \/>\n\u201cRecently, the Sri Lankan team took an unforgettable step for the Pakistani nation and cricket fans by not cancelling the tour of Pakistan,\u201d the PM added.<br \/>\nPM Shehbaz told the Sri Lankan president that he will inform him of the final decision after consultations regarding the Pakistan-India match of the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decision comes after telephonic contact between PM Shehbaz and Sri Lankan President Dissanayake ISLAMABAD Pakistan has decided to play its scheduled T20 World Cup match against India on February 15, revisiting its boycott decision, at the request of Sri Lanka, sources confirmed on Monday. 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