'Possibility' Of India, Pakistan In Separate Groups During T20 WC 2026: Report

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Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 18:17 IST

The aboriginal of Indo-Pak cricket astatine ICC events is acceptable to beryllium discussed astatine the yearly league of the sport's governing body, scheduled successful Singapore from July 17 to 20.

India-Pakistan improbable to beryllium portion of aforesaid radical successful T20 World Cup 2026. (Picture Credit: AFP)

India and Sri Lanka volition big the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup successful the archetypal 4th of 2026, and according to a study successful quality bureau PTI, 2024 T20 World Cup winners India and their arch-rivals Pakistan are improbable to beryllium portion of the aforesaid group. It has been reported that the aboriginal of India-Pakistan cricket astatine the ICC events is acceptable to beryllium discussed astatine the yearly league of the sport’s governing body, scheduled successful Singapore from July 17 to 20.

Both countries lone play each different astatine multi-team events, but the caller subject struggle has fuelled speculation implicit the aboriginal of the blockbuster clash successful ICC competitions, starting with adjacent year’s T20 World Cup.

“The contented is bound to travel up for treatment astatine the yearly conference. While the imaginable of India and Pakistan not playing successful ICC knockouts is unlikely, not drafting them successful the aforesaid group, which has been the norm astatine ICC events, is simply a possibility," a BCCI root was quoted arsenic saying by PTI.

India and Pakistan drawn successful the aforesaid radical of ICC events had go a fixed implicit the past decade, but successful the aftermath of the violent onslaught successful Pahalgam connected April 22 and consequent showdown betwixt the 2 equipped forces, that could change.

It is nary concealed that the BCCI holds the maximum clout successful satellite cricket, and adjacent the ICC is headed by an Indian, Jay Shah.

Shah would beryllium attending the yearly league for the archetypal clip arsenic ICC chair, having taken complaint successful December.

Ahead of the Champions Trophy won by India earlier this year, PCB, BCCI and ICC had agreed to a hybrid exemplary for India-Pakistan contests till 2027. It remains to beryllium seen if 2 nations volition play each different successful the 2025 Women’s World Cup scheduled successful India aboriginal this year.

The BCCI has a wide stance connected the subject: it goes by the Indian government’s view, and that is improbable to alteration successful the aftermath of the Pahalgam violent onslaught that killed 26 tourists connected the ground of their religion. India holds Pakistan liable for the massacre.

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