Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty has reacted to Pakistan's decision not to play a match against India. Speaking to the media in Mumbai on Friday, he said that an India-Pakistan match should happen.
Notably, the Pakistan government has officially announced that its team will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, but will boycott the match against India on February 15.
When Indian cricketer KL Rahul's father-in-law and actor Suniel Shetty was questioned on this issue, he said, "I would like Pakistan to come and play in Sri Lanka. What will happen if they don't play? There is a very strong rivalry between India and Pakistan, just like between England and Australia in the Ashes."
Pakistan boycotted the match on February 1 On February 1, the Pakistan government announced the boycott of the match against India through a post on social media platform X. Pakistan took this decision in support of Bangladesh, as ICC had excluded Bangladesh from the tournament.
Bangladesh had demanded to play its matches in Sri Lanka instead of India, citing security reasons. This whole dispute started after Mustafizur Rahman was removed from the IPL. BCCI had decided to exclude Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian league in protest against the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh.
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