India, Feb. 5 -- If not earlier, Bangladesh Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul's Facebook post thanking Pakistan has certainly fuelled speculation over possible alignment between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against India.

The post appeared moments after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that the Salman Ali Agha-led side would not take the field against India in their Group A clash at the 2026 T20 World Cup next week in Colombo.

Nazrul publicly thanked Pakistan for what he described as solidarity with Bangladesh after Pakistan's decision to forfeit the match against India.

"Thank you, Pakistan," Nazrul wrote on Facebook. "Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his country...