A final decision about their participation will be out in the next few days. PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi on Monday (January 26) took to X and revealed that he met the PM. “Had a productive meeting with the Prime Minister … Shehbaz Sharif. Briefed him on the ICC matter, and he directed that we resolve it while keeping all options on the table. It was agreed that the final decision will be taken either on Friday or next Monday,” he posted on X.
Should Pakistan pull out, it will become the second team to withdraw from the upcoming ICC event. Recently. withdrew from the tournament after the ICC did not relocate their matches to Sri Lanka. The ICC denied BCB’s request after conducting independent security assessments in India.
Naqvi showed solidarity to Bangladesh after they were officially replaced by Scotland and said: “You can’t have double standards. You can’t say for one country [India] they can do whatever they want and for the others to have to do the complete opposite. That’s why we’ve taken this stand, and made clear Bangladesh have had an injustice done to them. They should play in the World Cup, they are a major stakeholder in cricket.”
Pakistan’s loss will be ,gain and the team from East Africa will replace them if the Men in Green boycott the ICC event. Uganda were part of the 2024 T20 World Cup, but they failed to qualify for the 2026 T20 WC. Here, we have a look at the reason behind it –
Under the ICC’s rules, the top-ranked team that fails to qualify for the ICC event replaced the team that pulls out. Scotland, ranked 14th in the ICC rankings, replaced Bangladesh.
Uganda is the second-best ranked which failed to qualify for the 2026 T20 WC. They are the 21st-ranked T20I team and will take Pakistan’s place.
Uganda’s performance in 2024 T20 WC?
Uganda made a memorable T20 World Cup debut and registered one win in four matches. They chased down the target of 78 against PNG. Uganda suffered defeats at the hands of Afghanistan, West Indies and New Zealand. Uganda failed to qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
What will be Uganda’s fixtures if they replace Pakistan?
Pakistan are placed in Group A along with the USA, India, Namibia and Netherlands. They will kick off their campaign against Netherlands before taking on the USA on February 10. Uganda will face India on February 15. The fixture is slated to take place in Sri Lanka. The match might be shifted to India if Pakistan pull out. Uganda will take on Namibia in their last match on February 18.