India, Jan. 30 -- The T20 World Cup 2026 edition is less than 10 days away, but there is still no clarity on Pakistan's participation in the 20-team tournament, which begins on February 7. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, has repeatedly threatened to pull out of the event after the ICC's decision to show Bangladesh the door for refusing to travel to India due to security concerns. After the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided against travelling to India, the ICC made the harsh decision to replace Bangladesh with Scotland in Group C.

Following Bangladesh's ouster, the PCB chief initially stated that the team would withdraw if the Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said so. He then met with the top official...