India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: While the controversy over Pakistan’s decision to boycott the men’s T20 World Cup group stage match against India continues to escalate, there are no signs that the fallout will spill over into the women’s game. The Pakistan Women’s A team will play India Women’s A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup in Bangkok, but have not yet received any instructions to boycott the match, ESPNcricinfo reported on Monday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!According to the report, preparations for the Rising Stars Asian Cup, which begins on February 13, are continuing as planned. Pakistan Women’s A and India Women’s A are scheduled to meet on February 15 – the same day the Pakistan men’s team is scheduled to face India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, a match the Pakistan government said its team “will not take the field” without giving any reasons in a post on X.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued a press release on Sunday announcing the women’s A team for the tournament, hours after the boycott of the men’s World Cup match was announced. Pakistan Women A are placed in Group A alongside India A, UAE and Nepal, underscoring that the women’s draw remains intact, at least for now.ESPNcricinfo further reported that while there is speculation about potential sanctions against the PCB, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is yet to decide whether a board meeting is necessary to discuss the matter. Any such meeting would involve 12 councils of full members, three representatives of associate members and the ICC president, but no extraordinary meeting has yet been called.The ICC has already made its position clear, warning that “selective participation” is difficult to reconcile with the core premise of global tournaments based on integrity, fairness and consistency. While the men’s India-Pakistan clash hangs in the balance, the absence of any boycott directive for the women’s team suggests a stark contrast between the two situations.
