Commenting on the decision to boycott the match against India in the T20 World Cup, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that there “should be no politics in sports”.

He made the remarks while addressing the federal cabinet in Islamabad. The remarks were televised.

“We have taken a clear stand regarding the T20 World Cup that we will not play the match against India,” he said.

“There should be no politics in sports,” he said. “We have taken this stand after deliberating on it carefully,” he said, calling it an “appropriate decision”.