India vs Pakistan

India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said that his team will “respect the decision of the government” with regards to playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup.

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has denied making any statements on India vs Pakistan World Cup 2019 clash, which is in talks due to the boycott call from Indian side.

Veteran cricketer Kapil Dev opined that it would be best to leave it to the Union Government to take a decision on whether India should play against Pakistan in the upcoming cricket World Cup.

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) running Indian cricket decided against taking any stand on the World Cup clash against Pakistan but said it would individually urge ICC members to “sever ties with any nation that is a terrorist hub”.

Tharoor posted a video on Twitter batting for facing Pakistan in the World Cup. He said that forfeiting the match will be equal to surrendering.

According to a NDTV report, if India decide to boycott Pakistan at the World Cup, the ICC can take action against BCCI. A government source has quoted to NDTV saying, ICC can impose ban on BCCI.

Sunil Gavaskar believes that India should play and defeat Pakistan in World Cup 2019 instead of boycotting them. He also appealed to Imran Khan that he should show that he is serious to built a new Pakistan or else he will lose goodwill in India forever.

The BCCI official said that CoA and BCCI have not prepared any note seeking a ban on Pakistan at the upcoming World Cup and even if such a move is made, the ICC is bound to reject it.

Amid growing demands that India should boycott the World Cup clash with Pakistan in view of the Pulwama attack, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) will meet tomorrow to take a call.

What exactly can happen if India indeed decide not to play Pakistan at the 2019 Cricket World Cup in the wake of Pulwama? Here’s analysing three likely scenarios.