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ICC has reportedly asked deputy chair Imran Khwaja to hold back-channel talks with PCB after Pakistan government ordered a boycott of the India match at T20 World Cup 2026.
THE FOG of war can make it difficult to understand what is happening during a conflict. Sometimes that murkiness can persist long after the guns have fallen silent. That is proving true of the four-day skirmish between India and Pakistan that took place last May.
Omar Abdullah, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, expressed disappointment over Pakistan's decision to withdraw from the T20 World Cup match against India, underscoring the troubling overlap of sports and politics.
With US tariffs now lower than those applied to China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam, India enjoys a rare alignment of cost competitiveness, market access and strategic trust.
Ayush Mhatre took three wickets and Indian bowlers applied a late choke to bundle Pakistan out for 194 and win the match by 58 runs.