Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh slammed Pakistan over the boycott threat ahead of the T20 World Cup. While the Pakistan government has given permission to the team to travel to Sri Lanka, they said the side will not take the field against India.

India and Pakistan were once again placed in the same group by the ICC and they were all set to lock horns against each other on 15th February at Colombo.

Harbhajan Singh said on his YouTube Channel, “What benefit are you going to get from this? This is just to show arrogance. If you really think that you can do something like this, then be adamant. Let’s see if you really have the guts.”

The Turbanator said Pakistan is creating unnecessary drama ahead of the T20I showpiece.

“This is a total drama created to mislead people into thinking that they are standing with Bangladesh. There’s no problem with that, but what have you thought about the people of your country who want the India-Pakistan match to happen?”

Singh called out Pakistan for playing in the Asia Cup despite the rising political tensions between the two countries.

“This match was supposed to be played at a neutral venue, and there was no dispute with you. When there was a war recently, you played the Asia Cup despite that. There was the drama about the trophy, but the matches did happen because you were not ready to leave that revenue. If you are such a patriot, where was your patriotism there? So, you didn’t have any feelings for your country, but you now want to stand with some other country.”

The former Punjab player said boycotting the India match could result in a huge loss for Pakistan.

“Just wait for the ICC to do justice. There is a possibility that you will face sanctions, fines, and maybe you won’t get to host an ICC tournament ever again.” he remarked.

India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against the USA on February 7.