India, Jan. 26 -- Despite Pakistan announcing their squad for the T20 World Cup on Sunday, PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi clarified that it did not end speculation over a potential boycott, with the government set to take the final, binding call after a meeting with PCB officials on Monday. However, a latest report in Geo News indicated that the government is likely to ask the team to withdraw from the tournament amid resentment over the ICC's "step-motherly treatment" of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh were removed from the T20 World Cup on Saturday, with Scotland named as their replacement. The announcement followed weeks of negotiations with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), which had refused to send its team to India for the tournament, citing "sec...