Amid the controversy arising over the India-Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga has made his team’s position clear. He said on Friday that the team will keep itself away from every outside rumor and boycott discussion and will concentrate completely on winning the remaining group matches to make it to the Super-8. Pakistan has never won the T20 World Cup since 2009 and this time too there is a lot of pressure on the team.
The captain talked about ignoring the boycott controversy and gave a message to the team to remain united. He also said that such things should not happen in sports, because players are role models for children.
Captain Salman’s clear message
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga said on the boycott controversy, ‘We are moving ahead by ignoring it. We as a team do not discuss these things nor pay attention to what is going on outside. I believe this is the best way. We should avoid all these things and just focus on our game.
Captain’s reaction on India’s policy of no handshake
Since September last year, Indian cricket teams have adopted a policy of not shaking hands in international matches against Pakistan, a decision taken in support of the victims of the Pahalgam attack. On this Salman Ali Aga said, ‘We are not hurt by this. But this is not good for the game. Such things should not happen. He further said that when I was a child, I always saw that players did necessary things to make the game better. We are role models to some extent. If we behave like this, children will also learn the same and will do the same in future. Therefore I believe that such things should not happen.
What will happen if India does not play the match?
Boycotting the match against India simply means that Pakistan will not get 2 points from that match. In such a situation, to reach Super-8, Pakistan will have to win its remaining three group matches. Apart from India, there are teams from Netherlands, America and Namibia in Pakistan’s group. The team will have to win these three matches, so that a strong position can be created in the points table.
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