India, Feb. 5 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has finally broken his silence on the decision to boycott the T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match against India, saying the entire government is standing tall with Bangladesh. On February 1, the Government of Pakistan announced that the senior men's team would indeed participate in the 20-team tournament but wouldn't take the field against arch-rival India on February 15 in Colombo. This stance was taken as Pakistan felt aggrieved by Bangladesh being ousted from the competition after their refusal to travel to India.

Bangladesh demanded that the ICC shift its matches to Sri Lanka after the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) released Mustafizur Rahman owing to "recent developments". The Bangla...