-

Pakistan’s T20 World Cup Boycott Ends the India-Pakistan Cricket Circus—for Good
Pakistan didn’t boycott India. It surrendered relevance. On February 2, 2026, the Pakistani state announced it would not play India in the T20 World Cup in Colombo. The announcement was framed as a “principled stand.” A moral gesture. A show of spine. In reality, it was a white flag—waved angrily, then denied. And for Indian…
-

The “Solidarity” Bluff: How Pakistan’s Obsession With India Is Breaking Its own System
January 2026 will be remembered less for cricketing drama and more for political theatre dressed up as principle. The so‑called “Solidarity” boycott—projected as a moral stand—has exposed a deeper malaise in South Asian cricket and, more specifically, in Pakistan’s sporting and national posture. What looks like unity is, in reality, a slow‑burn act of self‑sabotage:…