India, Feb. 3 -- Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to back down and maintain the stance of not taking the field against India in the T20 World Cup 2026. On February 1, the Government of Pakistan confirmed that the senior men's team wouldn't be given permission to play the T20 World Cup fixture against India on February 15 in Colombo. No reasons were given for this decision, but it is believed the stance was taken after Bangladesh was ousted from the tournament for refusing to travel to India due to security concerns.

If Pakistan indeed doesn't play the marquee fixture against India, India would be awarded 2 points. Even Pakistan's net run rate would suffer, as it would be calculat...