"Our mindset is clear, Suryakumar told reporters at the captains' pre-tournament news conference in Mumbai on Thursday. We have not refused to play they have. We've booked our flight and we are going."
"the decision to boycott the game against India was not in our control. It's a government decision, and we respect that, Salman told reporters in Colombo. Yeah, we lost to USA in the last World Cup, but that's history now. It's a new World Cup, it's a new team, and it's a new combination. All three teams in our group, they are very good sides So we are preparing for these games like we always do against any other team."
India will travel to Colombo on February 15 to play Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup, with flights booked and plans to proceed. Pakistan's government directed its team to boycott the match to show solidarity with Bangladesh after Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland for refusing to tour India over safety concerns. India is the top-ranked T20 side aiming to defend the title and become the first host to win the tournament. Pakistan's boycott increases pressure on Pakistan to finish in the top two of Group A, which also includes Namibia, the Netherlands and the USA. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha described the boycott as a government decision and said the team will prepare for its remaining group matches and follow government guidance if a knockout meeting with India arises.
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