VIDEO SHOWS: FILE OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAMS TRAINING / SOUNDBITE FROM BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA VICE-PRESIDENT, RAJEEV SHUKLA RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: DUBAI, UAE (FILE – SEPTEMBER 18, 2025) (ANI – Broadcast: No use India. Digital: Digital rights only for accredited BCCI and ACC media, no use social media) 1. BATSMAN WALKING OUT TO BAT DURING INDIA PRACTICE SESSION 2. VARIOUS OF BATSMAN HITTING 3. INDIA T20 CRICKET TEAM CAPTAIN SURYAKUMAR YADAV WALKING PAST BEFORE STARTING TO JOG 4. SPIN BOWLER KULDEEP YADAV DURING TRAINING 5. ALL ROUNDER AXAR PATEL DURING TRAINING 6. PRACTICE SESSION UNDERWAY NEW DELHI, INDIA (FEBRUARY 2, 2026) (ANI – No use India) 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA VICE-PRESIDENT, RAJEEV SHUKLA, SAYING: "ICC has issued a statement… they have spoken about sportsmanship. We completely agree with the ICC. BCCI will not make any comments on it until we speak with the ICC." RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (FILE – FEBRUARY 26, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 8. VARIOUS OF PAKISTAN TEAM PRACTICING STORY: Indian cricket board Vice President Rajeev Shukla on Monday (February 2) said the board agreed with the governing International Cricket Council's (ICC) statement on "sportsmanship", after Pakistan's withdrawal from the Twenty20 World Cup match against India. "ICC has issued a statement… they have spoken about sportsmanship. We completely agree with the ICC. BCCI will not make any comments on it until we speak with the ICC," Shukla told reporters. The Pakistan government said on Sunday (February 1) that Pakistan will boycott the February 15 match in Colombo, while approving the team's participation in the global showpiece. "The government… grants approval to the Pakistan cricket team to participate in the ICC World T20 2026, however, the Pakistan Cricket Team shall not take the field in the match scheduled on 15th February 2026 against India," the post on the government's official X account said without elaborating on reasons behind the decision. Pakistan, who are scheduled to play all their matches in Sri Lanka, would forfeit two points if they boycotted the India match. There was no clarity on what would happen should the neighbours meet in a knockout game. The ICC said it was awaiting an official communication from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) conveying their "position of selective participation". "While the ICC respects the roles of governments in matters of national policy, this decision is not in the interest of the global game or the welfare of fans worldwide, including millions in Pakistan," the Dubai-based body said in a statement. Bilateral cricket remains suspended between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who engaged in a military conflict that nearly snowballed into a fully-fledged war last year. The latest setback is a continuation of the soured India-Pakistan relations which manifested in last year's Asia Cup in Dubai. India beat Pakistan three times in the tournament, including in the September 28 final, but declined to shake hands with their opponents and refused to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister. (Production: Shung Sin Tan)
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