A major and serious controversy has erupted ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup after shocking threats were made against International Cricket Council (ICC) president Jay Shah and senior Pakistani officials. This sparked outrage and backlash on social media.

Jay Shah’s ICC receive shocking threat ahead of 2026 T20 World Cup

The controversy started when Pakistani YouTuber and actor Arsalan Naseer uploaded a video on his YouTube channel related to Pakistan’s decision to boycott the 2026 T20 World Cup match against India, scheduled to be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 15.

In the video, the Pakistani made extremely offensive and abusive remarks against India, the ICC and BCCI. He also crossed the line by making personal and disrespectful remarks against India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav in the video.

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Our people will bombard ICC office: Pakistani YouTuber

The YouTuber has spoken openly about attacking the ICC and threatened to bomb the ICC offices. He said Jai Shah, an ICC official and the son of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, “is safe only because the ICC headquarters is in Dubai.”

He further claimed that if the ICC office was located in India, it and its vicinity would have been attacked by the people of Pakistan. The person also called the current Pakistani government led by Sherbaz Sharif the “Bapu” of the International Criminal Court and India.

Watch the viral video:

Pakistani YouTuber Arsalan Naseer: “If the ICC office was in India, our people would bombard it.” Jay Shah and the ICC are only safe in Dubai. Jihadi mentality on full display

That’s why playing cricket with them is like playing with fire. #T20WC2026 pic.twitter.com/wKaYAQXqTL

— Megh Updates🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) February 4, 2026

The comments came after the Jai Shah-led ICC issued a statement after the Pakistan government announced that the national team would boycott its matches against India.

The video was strongly condemned by social media platforms. Many users called the comments dangerous, irresponsible and unacceptable and slammed the YouTuber.

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IND-PAK boycott backfires? PCB faces $35 million in losses, legal storm

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s decision to boycott the 2026 T20 World Cup against India has created a big problem for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The ICC has reportedly warned the PCB that it may face legal action from official broadcaster JioStar as the India-Pakistan match is commercially important.

Pakistan took the decision on government orders but has yet to provide any written reasons to the ICC. As a result, the ICC may stop Pakistan’s annual revenue share of about $35 million and use the money to pay broadcasters.

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi took legal advice before informing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, but the board now expects to be in serious trouble. Pakistan could face hefty fines and even court proceedings if it does not agree to play India. Pakistan has played all their matches in Sri Lanka so there shouldn’t be any problem against India.

PTI quoted a PCB source as saying: “When the ICC signed a four-year agreement with the broadcaster for all ICC events, the contract included the Pakistan and India matches and the broadcaster paid the ICC accordingly. Therefore, the broadcaster has the right to take the PCB and ICC to court for material breach of contract.”