T20 World Cup: 'Humari flight book hai Colombo ki' - India captain Surya on Pakistan clash

TimesofIndia.com successful Mumbai: India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav reacted to the ongoing uncertainty astir the T20 World Cup lucifer betwixt India and Pakistan, scheduled for February 15 successful Colombo.

While the authorities of Pakistan has decided to boycott the fixture, Surya maintained that the Indian cricket squad volition proceed arsenic per program and already has its tickets booked for Colombo.

"Mindset is clear... humne mana nahi kiya khelne kie liye. Udhar se mana kiya hai. ICC ne fixture diya hai. Humari formation publication hai Colombo ki, hum to jaa rahe hai. Baaki dekh lege (our mindset is clear, we didn't accidental nary to play. They said nary to.

ICC announced the fixtures, our formation is booked and we are going. Rest we volition spot erstwhile we get there)," said the India skipper Suryakumar during the captain's time successful Mumbai.

When asked whether Pakistan's determination to boycott the fixture is bully for the crippled of cricket, Surya added that it's not thing successful his control. The Indian skipper asserted that they played Pakistan thrice successful the Asia Cup astatine a neutral venue and did well.

"Their determination is not successful my control. We person been told to play the crippled connected 15th. We played them 3 times during the Asia Cup astatine a neutral venue. If we get an accidental again successful Colombo, we volition play again," added Surya.Surya besides empathised with the determination makers arsenic the determination to boycott the authorities has travel from the government."It's not my call. It's not an casual job, they indispensable beryllium moving out. It has travel from the government, it volition beryllium a hard concern to woody with," said the captain.

Earlier successful the day, Salman Ali Agha had said they were going to travel the directive issued by the Pakistani authorities connected boycotting the clash against India connected February 15. “The India crippled is not successful our control. It’s the government’s decision, and we respect that. Whatever they are going to say, we volition bash that,” Agha had told reporters successful Colombo connected Thursday. “And then, we person 3 different games, and we are precise excited astir that.”Agha besides deflected a question erstwhile helium was coaxed astir what Pakistan would bash if they faced India successful the semi-finals.“India’s crippled is not successful our control. It was the government’s decision, and again, if we person to play them successful the semi-final oregon the final, we person to spell backmost to them and enactment connected their advice,” helium said.On Sunday, the Pakistani authorities had announced that their cricket squad volition not instrumentality the tract against arch-rivals India, without stating the crushed down the decision.“The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan grants support to the Pakistan Cricket Team to enactment successful the ICC World T20 2026; however, the Pakistan Cricket Team shall not instrumentality the tract successful the lucifer scheduled connected February 15 against India,” the Pakistan authorities said successful a station connected X.