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Sports: A news regarding Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) created a lot of sensation on social media, in which it was claimed that ICC has imposed a strict ban of one year on Pakistan. This controversy is to the match between India and Pakistan in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. However, ICC has clarified that the news of any kind of ban on Pakistan is a rumour.

Fake news viral on social media
Let us tell you that in the information posted on the internet by a user named ‘Bemba Tavuma’, it was claimed that the decision to ban Pakistan has been taken by a majority of 14-2 in the ICC meeting. In this post, there was also talk of a huge cut in the revenue of PCB and a ban on hosting any ICC tournament till 2040. However, ICC has clarified that this news is completely fake and baseless. No such official announcement has been made by the ICC nor has any such voting been confirmed.

These teams also boycotted the matches
In fact, during the 1996 and 2003 World Cups, teams like Australia, West Indies and England boycotted the matches, which was due to security reasons. Talking about the current situation, if Pakistan boycotts the match against India, it will suffer a loss of two points. Additionally, the ICC has warned that such "selective participation" This may affect the global cricket ecosystem, which may have serious consequences for Pakistan cricket.

Steps towards solution…
The current situation is that back-channel talks are going on between ICC and PCB to resolve this impasse. The India-Pakistan match to be held on 15 February 2026 is very important from the commercial point of view, whose value is estimated to be around 250 million dollars. Therefore, both sides are looking for a middle path. At present, the news of any kind of ban on Pakistan is only a rumor, which has been confirmed by the ICC itself.