VIDEO SHOWS: FILE OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAMS TRAINING/ FILE OF INDIA WINNING 2024 T20 WORLD CUP SHOWS: INTERNET (FEBRUARY 1, 2026) (@GovtofPakistan – Access all) (MUTE) 1. POST TO OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN X ACCOUNT READING (English): "The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 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." RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (FILE – FEBRUARY 26, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 2. VARIOUS OF PAKISTANI CRICKETERS RUNNING DURING WARM-UP SESSION 3. PAKISTAN FLAG FLUTTERING 4. VARIOUS OF PAKISTAN TEAM WARMING UP NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – JUNE 8, 2024) (ICC – No use India/Social Media/Digital) 5. MOHAMMAD RIZWAN BATTING BATTING AT PRACTICE SESSION 6. NASEEM SHAH BOWLING 7. VARIOUS OF RIZWAN BATTING 8. NET PRACTICE ONGOING BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS (FILE – JUNE 29, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 9. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF INDIA LIFTING THE TROPHY AFTER BEATING SOUTH AFRICA BY SEVEN RUNS IN THE ICC T20 CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (FILE – JULY 4, 2024) (ANI – No use India) 10. VARIOUS OF INDIA'S OPEN-TOP BUS PARADE WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING T20 WORLD CUP NEW DELHI, INDIA (FILE – JULY 4, 2024) (PMO – No use India) (MUTE) 11. T20 WORLD CUP TROPHY 12. VARIOUS OF INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS WITH INDIAN CRICKET TEAM AND T20 WORLD CUP LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JULY 30, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 13. INDIA CRICKET HEAD COACH, GAUTAM GAMBHIR (GLASSES ON TOP OF CAP), WITH COACHING STAFF AT PRACRICE SESSION 14. PLAYERS GOING THROUGH FIELDING DRILL 15. BOWLERS GOING THROUGH BOWLING DRILL 16. GAMBHIR WITH MEMBER OF COACHING STAFF 17. RAVINDRA JADEJA BOWLING TO OPENING BATSMAN, YASHASVI JAISWAL 18. WICKETKEEPER-BATSMAN, KL RAHUL, CHATTING WITH SHUBMAN GILL AHEAD OF NETS BATTING SESSION 19. VARIOUS OF GILL AND RAHUL BATTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN NETS 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) 20. INDIA T20 CRICKET TEAM CAPTAIN SURYAKUMAR YADAV WALKING PAST DURING TRAINING BEFORE BEGINNING TO JOG 21. BATSMAN WALKING OUT TO BAT DURING INDIA PRACTICE SESSION 22. SPIN BOWLER KULDEEP YADAV WALKING 23. ALL ROUNDER AXAR PATEL STANDING 24. BATSMAN HITTING A PULL SHOT 25. PRACTICE SESSION UNDERWAY 26. BATSMEN DURING NETS SESSION 27. FAST BOWLER ARSHDEEP SINGH GOING THROUGH FIELDING PRACTICE, CATCHING & THROWING BALL 28. BATSMAN HITTING SHOT IN NETS 29. KULDEEP YADAV BOWLING STORY: Pakistan will not play against India in this month's Twenty20 World Cup, Pakistan's government said on X on Sunday. "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. Pakistan are scheduled to play all their Group A matches in Sri Lanka in keeping with their policy of not touring India due to geopolitical tensions. The 2009 champions had earlier announced their squad for the 20-team tournament beginning on February 7, maintaining their participation was subject to government approval. Bangladesh have already been replaced by Scotland in the global showpiece following their refusal to travel to India over safety concerns. (Production: Conal Quinn)
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