India skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Thursday confirmed that his team will travel to Colombo for its ICC T20 World Cup match against Pakistan, despite Pakistan announcing a boycott of the game. We had played in the Asia Cup as well and we played them three times," Suryakumar said during the pre-tournament captains' press meet. "The team discussion is that we are playing first on February 7, then we will go there," he said. Reflecting on past encounters, Suryakumar said, "We played some good cricket against them. India will open their World Cup campaign on Saturday against the USA before moving to Colombo for the high-profile clash against their arch-rivals.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2026 15:23 UTC