“Silence is the best answer”: Basit Ali asks Pakistan Cricket Team to return the favor in 2026 T20 World Cup

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is slated to start from 19th February

The BCCI has made it clear, it won’t have “Pakistan” written on the India Cricket Team jersey for the ICC Champions Trophy. Furthermore, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won’t travel to Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony. Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has claimed that Pakistan should not be bored with the decisions made by India.

He has claimed that Silence is the best answer He further advised the Pakistan Cricket Board to write an email to the ICC to showcase their protest and do nothing more about it.

“India has refused to print Pakistan’s name on their jersey, and Rohit Sharma won’t travel to Pakistan. But why do you get upset? Silence is the best answer,” said Basit Ali on his YouTube channel.

“If they don’t want to print, they should not. If Rohit Sharma doesn’t want to come for the opening ceremony, he should not come. It’s that simple. The PCB should write an email to BCCI and record their protest. We should not do anything more,” he added.

Basit Ali also argued that the Pakistan Cricket Team should also adopt a similar policy for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 which is set to be hosted in India. “It won’t cause a problem for Pakistan, it will harm world cricket and Jay Shah. The 2026 T20 World Cup is in India. So, Pakistan can refuse to print India’s name on their jersey. Even your captain should not go there. You also do the same thing,” Basit Ali added.

The geopolitical tensions have been affecting both countries over the last couple of decades. India last toured Pakistan back in 2008. Meanwhile, Pakistan visited India in 2023 to take part in the ODI World Cup. However, the last time the two rivals faced in a bilateral series was back in India in the 2012-13 season.