Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026 Updates: Naqvi meets PAK players, tells PCB awaits government's decision

Updated on: Jan 25, 2026 10:07:20 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup Updates: After the Bangladesh Cricket Board was disbarred from the T20 World Cup due to their refusal to play on Indian soil, there is a big PCB-shaped question mark approaching as well.

Key Events

3:05 PM IST, Jan 25Naqvi awaits government decision!
12:12 PM IST, Jan 25Yousaf shares his take!
11:52 AM IST, Jan 25Pakistan still await government clearance!
10:20 AM IST, Jan 25Harbhajan slams Pakistan!
8:39 AM IST, Jan 25Madan Lal shoots another accusation towards Pakistan
7:31 AM IST, Jan 25Pakistan announce World Cup squad
7:07 AM IST, Jan 25BCB wanted to match Pakistan, play World Cup matches in Sri Lanka
6:02 AM IST, Jan 25Pakistan reportedly sent email to ICC to support BCB
5:24 AM IST, Jan 25Mohsin Naqvi involved, spells out situation for ICC
4:59 AM IST, Jan 25How the entire situation went down, and why Pakistan are involved
4:44 AM IST, Jan 25Bangladesh confirmed to be out of the World Cup on Saturday
4:23 AM IST, Jan 25Hello and welcome

Pakistan in T20 World Cup, Live Updates: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has been a constant figure in Asian cricket in recent months.

Pakistan in T20 World Cup Updates: Bangladesh won't be at the forthcoming T20 World Cup – an incident that feels like one of the most important in this modern cricketing landscape, putting the ICC and BCCI at stake as they withdrew from the competition. Bangladesh didn't have many backers in a battle against the ICC to try and gain their way with regards to having matches shifted away from India, but whose support they did have came from the other side of India's shared borders with their subcontinental neighbours – as Pakistan put their weight behind the BCB....Read More

Having shown such unity, it's not out of the question that Pakistan might opt to push more action behind the words of supporting Bangladesh – a decision which would be a brave one, costing the PCB revenue from playing India and also stature on the global stage as they miss such a prestigious tournament – and therefore one that you expect will likely be left on the bacburner. But just in case something does happen, it is fair to say that the effect will be absolutely seismic.

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Jan 25, 2026 8:35:33 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Naqvi awaits government decision!

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: “We are waiting for the government's advice and whatever the government tells us to do we will do it. If they don’t want us to go for the World Cup, we will follow it,” Naqvi informed Pakistan players and head coach Mike Hesson here in a meeting which was held after the squad announcement.

Jan 25, 2026 7:26:10 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Naqvi to meet players!

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is set to meet the players named in the squad announced on Sunday, after Bangladesh were removed from the T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland, a development that has triggered fresh uncertainty inside Pakistan’s camp. Read Full Story Here

Jan 25, 2026 6:35:30 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Pakistan in Group A

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Pakistan have been slotted into Group A and will begin their campaign against the Netherlands, with the two sides set to meet in Colombo on February 7, marking the team’s first outing of the tournament.

Jan 25, 2026 5:42:29 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Yousaf shares his take!

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Mohammad Yousuf has stepped into cricket’s most uncomfortable overlap with geopolitics, using a blunt, public message to question how the game’s global regulator applies “security” standards across countries.

Jan 25, 2026 5:22:29 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Pakistan still await government clearance!

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: PCB Director of High Performance and national selection committee member Aaqib Javed underlined that the selectors’ role ends once the team is picked, with the final call resting with the government. In simple terms, Pakistan have named their squad, but their participation in the tournament is still not officially confirmed.

“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,” Javed said after the squad announcement as quoted by ESPNCricinfo

Jan 25, 2026 3:50:22 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Harbhajan slams Pakistan!

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Harbhajan Singh didn’t mince his words while reacting to Pakistan’s stance on the Bangladesh issue, terming it an unnecessary attempt to turn the situation into a 2 vs 1 battle.

"Pakistan was fishing in muddy waters and trying the game of 2 vs 1. (Pakistan and Bangladesh against India)," former off spinner Harbhajan Singh told PTI.

“They already are playing in Sri Lanka, this wasn't their matter. Why interfere where you are needed? In the end, it is Bangladesh cricket team and its players who are losing. The players missing out on a World Cup participation is massive,” he added.

Jan 25, 2026 2:09:34 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Madan Lal shoots another accusation towards Pakistan

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Former Indian star Madan Lal hasn't hesitated from calling out Pakistan and the PCB for, as he sees it, sticking their noses where they don't belong. Read here to see what he said.

Jan 25, 2026 1:01:52 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Pakistan announce World Cup squad

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: This might put some nerves to rest regarding the whole situation – Pakistan have finally announced their team for the World Cup. Surely this must mean they intend to go.

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk) and Usman Tariq

Jan 25, 2026 12:37:21 PM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: BCB wanted to match Pakistan, play World Cup matches in Sri Lanka

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: The Pakistan example was always one the Bangladesh board were following, citing the team as an example of how they should also receive special dispensation due to ‘security risks’ in India. While the ICC buried that, they refused to swap around Ireland – a team playing entirely in Sri Lanka – with Bangladesh. Different and difficult to make that kind of change this late on.

Jan 25, 2026 11:32:57 AM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Pakistan reportedly sent email to ICC to support BCB

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Earlier int he week, reports stated that the PCB had shared a email with the ICC that put their weight behind and gave support to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, standing by them for their decision to wish to avoid games in India. While certain sources have denied the presence of such a letter, it still acts as a curious case-study of the relationships and their state in the subcontinent at the minute, with blocs being formed.

Jan 25, 2026 10:54:54 AM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Mohsin Naqvi involved, spells out situation for ICC

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Mohsin Naqvi, as ACC and PCB chief, not afriad to point out what he thinks are the pitfalls of this situation developing and spiralling out of control. Here, he tries to hold ICC to account after the situation with Bangladesh – also otherwise stating that his and the PCB's decisions will be reliant on what their government's directive is.

Jan 25, 2026 10:29:42 AM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: How the entire situation went down, and why Pakistan are involved

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: While on the surface this seems like a direct confrontation between the BCB and the BCCI due to the Mustafizur Rahman situation, it's tough to deny that the battleground being an international tournament made it everyone's business. Most other countries stayed out of it, but with Pakistan also playing on neutral turf in Sri Lanka – India's co-hosts for the WC – they felt they were in a unique position to provide Bangladesh some support for what they thought to be a righteous cause.

Jan 25, 2026 10:14:04 AM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Bangladesh confirmed to be out of the World Cup on Saturday

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: The big news came through yesterday evening regarding Bangladesh's non-participation – and in truth, it was a long while coming. The writing had been on the wall, but any hopes for some last-gap compromise were not met. The ICC confirmed their non-participation, and the arrival of Scotland in their stead.

Jan 25, 2026 9:53:21 AM IST

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: Hello and welcome

Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026, Live Updates: It's a sombre morning in the cricket world. There is a feeling that Bangladesh's withdrawal from the T20 World Cup is ust the early gusts of a storm yet to come. Cricket meets a reckoning – and its proudest rivalry is set up to be its potential downfall. Let's discuss – stay tuned.