Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal welcomed Pakistan's decision to play India in their group-stage match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

Reactions are flooding in form both sides of the border ever since Pakistan announced the 'boycott' of India in T20 World Cup 2026.

Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal has said that the Pakistan Government and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are damaging their own cricket by supporting Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh government has decided not to send its national cricket team to India for its T20 World Cup 2026 matches.

The former World Cup winner also made it clear that KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan should not be dragged into the issue.

Earlier, spiritual teacher Devkinandan Thakur, among many others, publicly criticised KKR and its co-owner, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, for signing Rahman

Over the last few days, chaos has ruled airports across India. IndiGo, India's largest airline, has been grappling with one of its most serious operational disruptions in recent years

Former India cricketer Madan Lal did not hesitate to criticise the BCCI selection committee after India's 0-2 Test series defeat to South Africa.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have already quit T20I and Test cricket and remain active as players only in the ODI format.

Madan Lal expressed his complete faith in young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's potential to become a mainstay across all formats, saying that if he were a selector, he wouldn't drop the left-hander from any format