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Explained: What is 'force majeure', PCB's escape stunt after Pakistan boycott India's T20 World Cup clash
In a formal bid to avoid the legal and financial fallout from their boycott of India in the 2026 T20 World Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wrote a letter to the ICC to invoke the Force Majeure c
Vaibhav Suryavanshi cannot play another U19 World Cup despite being only 14. Suryavanshi finished as the U19 WC's second-highest run-scorer. He scored a match-winning 175 in the final of the tournament.
A few days back, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officially wrote to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about wanting to invoke the force majeure clause after it boycotted the February 15 group-
Fakhar Zaman misses out as Pakistan face the Netherlands in the first match of the T20 World Cup 2026. Fakhar is known as a destructive batter; however, he was not picked for Pakistan's tournament opener in Colombo.
Pakistan Cricket Board considers invoking Force Majeure to boycott India match at ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 amid legal and political tensions.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced 10 major rule changes that will reshape how the game is played, with the new laws coming into effect on 1 October 2026.
If Pakistan decides not to play against India in the 2026 T20 World Cup, they could be knocked out of the tournament if the Men in Blue lose to either the USA, Namibia, or the Netherlands. The Men in Green's Net Run Rate (NRR) will take a major hit as per ICC's playing conditions.
Explained: ICC’s 2024–27 distribution model and Pakistan’s financial risk in T20 World Cup 2026.
Four years after England invented Twenty20 cricket, the first T20 World Cup (then World Twenty20) blasted off in the opening match where Chris Gayle scored the first international T20 century, 117 off 57 balls (10 sixes) and Zimbabwe upset Australia the next day.