COLOMBO: Captain Salman Agha warned Friday that his Pakistan team must bring their “A-game” to the T20 World Cup to reach the knockout stages after forfeiting their group match against India. The tournament has been overshadowed by an acrimonious political build-up as Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland and Pakistan refused to face co-hosts India in their Group A fixture. Pakistan will lose two points for the forfeit and also suffer a significant blow to their net run rate, leaving little margin for error.

NEW DELHI: Cricket’s T20 World Cup begins Saturday after an acrimonious buildup overshadowed by political turmoil, with Bangladesh kicked out and Pakistan refusing to face…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be in the spotlight more for its decision to boycott its marquee Twenty20 World Cup group-stage game against India rather than how well the team performs…

COLOMBO: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has reiterated that his team will abide by his government’s ruling not to play India in the much-anticipated Twenty20 World Cup fixture…

COLOMBO: Captain Salman Agha warned Friday that his Pakistan team must bring their “A-game” to the T20 World Cup to reach the knockout stages after forfeiting their group match…

Pakistan play their first T20 World Cup game against Netherlands on Saturday, and admit group stage needs to be perfect.