The 2026 T20 World Cup begins February 7 and will be taking place across India and Sri Lanka with 20 teams participating. The final takes place in Ahmedabad on March 8.

Let's take a look at the five notable instances when teams boycotted their clashes in the ICC World Cup for several reasons.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015March 23, 2015 1:45 PM IST When was the last time you saw a spell of fast bowling that would send shivers down the spine of a batsma ICC Cricket World Cup 2015March 23, 2015 ...

With a capacity of 35,000 the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy was established in the year 2009. One of the newest ...

Sri Lanka spinners thrived in favorable conditions at home to beat England by 19 runs Thursday in the opening game of three-match ODI series. With star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga rested, legspinner ...

Sri Lanka's spinners turned the screws to script a hard-fought 19-run victory over England in the opening one-day international at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday. Sri Lanka's spinners ...

Sri Lanka vs England 1st ODI highlights: Pramod Madushan took three wickets while Dunith Wellalage scalped two to help Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs in the first ODI and take a 1-0 series lead on ...

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka overcame Jamie Overton’s late assault to beat England by 19 runs in the opening cricket one-day international in Colombo on Jan 22. Electing to bat, Sri Lanka posted a commanding ...

COLOMBO, Jan 22 - Sri Lanka overcame Jamie Overton's late assault to beat England by 19 runs in the opening one-day international in Colombo on Thursday. Electing to bat, Sri Lanka posted a commanding ...

England captain Harry Brook said his side had been “challenged” in “a lot of different departments” after losing to Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the first one-day international in Colombo. Kusal Mendis hit ...

Set 272 for victory, England appeared to be cruising at 129-1 with Ben Duckett and Joe Root stroking the ball sweetly and the asking rate firmly under control. But once the 117-run stand was broken, ...