USA and Namibia are done, and now Pakistan awaits India. A 96-run win against Namibia - their biggest at the T20 World Cup - is bound to give confidence to Suryakumar Yadav and Co.
On Monday, Pakistan took a U-turn from its stance of not playing the February 15 T20 World Cup 2026 match against India.
T20 World Cup Boycott Row: Negotiations are on so that the "costliest" match in world cricket takes place, but in the backdrop of Pakistan's drama, narratives and counter-narratives have been coming in thick and fast.
Sunil Gavaskar lost his cool seeing the BCCI being accused of 'bullying' Pakistan over the years.
The last bilateral series between the two sides was played in 2012-13 when Pakistan had toured India for two T20Is and three ODIs, respectively.
The Pakistan squad landed in Colombo on Monday amid the ongoing controversy. They will take on the Netherlands in the tournament opener on February 7.
Reactions are flooding in form both sides of the border ever since Pakistan announced the 'boycott' of India in T20 World Cup 2026.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took a light-hearted dig at the Pakistan Cricket Board following its decision to boycott the T20 World Cup 2026 group-stage match against India.
The Pakistan government has decided that its national cricket team will participate in the T20 World Cup 2026, but the side will boycott its match against India.
Sunil Gavaskar didn't wait till the end to make his point. During the Trivandrum finale of the India vs New Zealand series, the former India captain all but revealed what India's World Cup thinking looks like - and who has fallen out of it