The Pakistan Cricket Board has received no support from other cricket boards. Its it reached out following the controversial announcement made by the Pakistan government of boycotting the India match in the upcoming T20 World Cup, a report published by Revsportz said.
Sources quoted in the report indicated that the Pakistan Cricket Board quietly reached out to several member boards, seeking backing for its proposed boycott posture during the men’s T20 World Cup. The response, however, was blunt and largely uniform: Pakistan, they were told, had no locus standi in the dispute.
Multiple boards underlined that the matter was already settled between the International Cricket Council and the Bangladesh Cricket Board. At a prior ICC meeting, Bangladesh’s request to shift the venue from India to Sri Lanka on “security grounds” was overwhelmingly rejected in a 14–2 vote. Dhaka accepted the verdict, and Scotland was subsequently slotted into the marquee fixture, effectively closing the issue.
ICC officials have also privately flagged contradictions in Pakistan’s position. Pakistan has recently faced India in the Under-19 World Cup and is scheduled to do so again in the upcoming women’s internationals. This selective resistance, limited only to the men’s T20 World Cup, has raised eyebrows within the ICC’s corridors.
The report, quoting sources,s further stated that India’s decision to participate in the 2025 Asia Cup was shaped by a broader calculation: shielding associate member nations from financial fallout. A full institutional withdrawal by the Board of Control for Cricket in India would have sharply reduced tournament revenues, hitting smaller boards hardest. India instead opted for a calibrated, symbolic protest. Pakistan’s outright forfeiture, officials warn, risks harming associate members while delivering minimal commercial impact to the BCCI, which remains the tournament’s primary revenue driver.
As of late Sunday night, Pakistan had yet to communicate its final position to the ICC formally. Several board members described the PCB’s outreach to other nations as “unnecessary politicisation” at a sensitive moment, particularly with World Cup warm-up matches already underway and operational timelines tightening.
