Overview

• The Sept. 14 Group A T20 in Dubai will go ahead after Justices J. K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi refused to urgently list a petition seeking cancellation.
• The BCCI says it is following the Sports Ministry’s stance that suspends bilateral sport with Pakistan but allows contests in multilateral tournaments.
• Ticket demand has been tepid, with roughly half of the 25,000 seats still available as of Thursday, premium seats priced near USD 4,534, and reports of standard-ticket price cuts by organisers.
• The Emirates Cricket Board described bookings as encouraging, even as India’s opener against the UAE was played in front of sparse crowds in Dubai.
• Public campaigns urging a boycott continue, with Harbhajan Singh opposing cricket and trade until relations improve, Kapil Dev urging players to focus on performance, and Pakistan coach Mike Hesson highlighting his spin options.