The cricketing relations between India and Pakistan are once again under the scanner following a terrorist attack in Pulwama that killed 49 CRPF Jawans. Many voices have already been raised to make the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bcci-should-donate-at-least-5-crores-for-the-families-of-pulwama-attacks-victims-chief-ck-khanna/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>BCCI</strong></a> forfeit their fixture of the ODI World Cup against Pakistan to be played in May-July this year in England. This could cost India two points as forfeiting the game will mean nothing but awarding the match to the opposition.

In the past, few teams have done the same owing to security reasons at the World Events. In some of the instances, the decision to concede the points came back to haunt the further progress of the teams. This might not affect India’s qualification into the semi-final given the longevity of the tournament but will bring an end to their winning streak against Pakistan in World Cups across both ODI and T20I events.

Here we look at the previous instances of teams forfeiting their World Cup matches:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318325" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Australia-1.jpg" alt="Australia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318325" class="wp-caption-text">Australia. (Photo by Ben Radford/Allsport)</figcaption>

Three weeks before the 1996 World Cup, as many as 1000 people were affected due to a terrorist attack in Colombo. This raised concerns over playing the match in Sri Lanka especially in Colombo. On the eve of World Cup, the hosts Sri Lanka faced Wills XI, a combined team of players from India and Pakistan. The game was organized to put away the security fears of teams.

In the 5th game of the tournament, <strong>Australia</strong> and Sri Lanka were set to face off at the RPS Stadium in Colombo which was the first game of both sides in the tournament. The Aussies decided to pull out of the game and were in Mumbai at the time of the game and conceded two points to Sri Lanka. The two faced off in the final in Lahore which Sri Lanka won by seven wickets to lift their maiden CWC title.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sri-Lanka.jpg" alt="Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318323" class="wp-caption-text">Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan. (Photo by ISHARA S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Much like Australia, the Caribbean team too showed fears in playing against Sri Lanka in Colombo. A week after the Australian walkover, the Windies team decided to concede their crucial two points to the hosts. The Windies were placed in Group A alongside Australia, India, Zimbabwe and Kenya apart from Sri Lanka. With the top four teams making it to the Quarters, everyone expected Zimbabwe and Kenya will miss out.

However, the walkover given by Windies to <strong>Sri Lanka</strong> gave a chance to the underdogs. Windies started with a big win against Zimbabwe before going down against India, a walk over to Sri Lanka and shocking 73-run defeat to Kenya in three consecutive games. They were levelled with Kenya and Zimbabwe with two points before their must-win game against Australia.

The Caribbean side edged out the Aussies by four wickets in the 230-run chase which they achieved with only seven deliveries to spare. Both Zimbabwe and Kenya losing their final league games ensured the two-time CWC champions made it to the Quarters.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318326" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/England-1.jpg" alt="England" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318326" class="wp-caption-text">England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)</figcaption>

England were placed in Group A during the 2003 World Cup alongside formidable teams in form of Australia, India and Pakistan. The battle for Super Sixers from this group was expected to be between the four sides leaving one of the three hosts Zimbabwe, Namibia and Netherlands. England were slated to play their first match in Harare against Zimbabwe.

England forfeited the game over moral, political and contractual aspects. The England team were clear about not touring Zimbabwe prior to the start of the tournament. The then British Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered his team not to play in Zimbabwe but wanted the organizers to switch the fixture to a different venue. As the game was unable to be shifted, England ended up conceding four points due to their walkover.

Ahead of their final league game against <strong>Pakistan</strong>, Zimbabwe were levelled on 12 points with England but behind on NRR. Pakistan were also in the race for a Super Sixers spot with 8 points but needed a big win to go past England&#8217;s NRR. Pakistan were 73/4 after 14 overs in the 38 over-a-side game before a complete washout. As a result, with 14 points in the kitty, Zimbabwe joined Australia and India in the next round from Group A thanks to a walkover given by England.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318324" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand-2.jpg" alt="New Zealand" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318324" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Much like England, the New Zealand side showed fears in touring Kenya owing security reasons. The Kenyan capital Nairobi was under terrorist threat and the game between the hosts and Kiwis was slated in the same city. The Blackcaps were clear with their stand of not playing the game in Kenya and ended up conceding four points.

The New Zealand team won four of their remaining five matches and made it to the Super Sixers along with Sri Lanka and Kenya. The 1996 champions were stunned by Kenya who found a place in the next round by carrying over 10 points. Sri Lanka and New Zealand earned only 7.5 and 4 points respectively. Australia and India dominated the round by defeating all the three Group B opponents.

Zimbabwe, the other Group A team, lost to the three teams from the other Group. As a result, Kenya and Sri Lanka joined Australia and <strong>India</strong> for the semi-final. Kenya and Sri Lanka finished the Super Sixers with 14 and 11.5 points respectively while New Zealand had only eight. Had New Zealand toured Kenya and defeated the hosts, they could have had 12 points and finished in top four leaving Kenya with 10 points.

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<p>The cricketing relations between India and Pakistan are once again under the scanner following a terrorist attack in Pulwama that killed 49 CRPF Jawans. Many voices have already been raised to make the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bcci-should-donate-at-least-5-crores-for-the-families-of-pulwama-attacks-victims-chief-ck-khanna/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>BCCI</strong></a> forfeit their fixture of the ODI World Cup against Pakistan to be played in May-July this year in England. This could cost India two points as forfeiting the game will mean nothing but awarding the match to the opposition.</p>
<p>In the past, few teams have done the same owing to security reasons at the World Events. In some of the instances, the decision to concede the points came back to haunt the further progress of the teams. This might not affect India’s qualification into the semi-final given the longevity of the tournament but will bring an end to their winning streak against Pakistan in World Cups across both ODI and T20I events.</p>
<h3>Here we look at the previous instances of teams forfeiting their World Cup matches:</h3>
<h3>4, Australia against Sri Lanka in 1996</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318325" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318325" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-318325" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Australia-1.jpg" alt="Australia" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318325" class="wp-caption-text">Australia. (Photo by Ben Radford/Allsport)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Three weeks before the 1996 World Cup, as many as 1000 people were affected due to a terrorist attack in Colombo. This raised concerns over playing the match in Sri Lanka especially in Colombo. On the eve of World Cup, the hosts Sri Lanka faced Wills XI, a combined team of players from India and Pakistan. The game was organized to put away the security fears of teams.</p>
<p>In the 5th game of the tournament, <strong>Australia</strong> and Sri Lanka were set to face off at the RPS Stadium in Colombo which was the first game of both sides in the tournament. The Aussies decided to pull out of the game and were in Mumbai at the time of the game and conceded two points to Sri Lanka. The two faced off in the final in Lahore which Sri Lanka won by seven wickets to lift their maiden CWC title.</p>
<h3>3. Sri Lanka against Windies in 1996</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318323" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318323" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-318323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sri-Lanka.jpg" alt="Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318323" class="wp-caption-text">Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan. (Photo by ISHARA S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Much like Australia, the Caribbean team too showed fears in playing against Sri Lanka in Colombo. A week after the Australian walkover, the Windies team decided to concede their crucial two points to the hosts. The Windies were placed in Group A alongside Australia, India, Zimbabwe and Kenya apart from Sri Lanka. With the top four teams making it to the Quarters, everyone expected Zimbabwe and Kenya will miss out.</p>
<p>However, the walkover given by Windies to <strong>Sri Lanka</strong> gave a chance to the underdogs. Windies started with a big win against Zimbabwe before going down against India, a walk over to Sri Lanka and shocking 73-run defeat to Kenya in three consecutive games. They were levelled with Kenya and Zimbabwe with two points before their must-win game against Australia.</p>
<p>The Caribbean side edged out the Aussies by four wickets in the 230-run chase which they achieved with only seven deliveries to spare. Both Zimbabwe and Kenya losing their final league games ensured the two-time CWC champions made it to the Quarters.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. England against Zimbabwe in 2003</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318326" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318326" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-318326" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/England-1.jpg" alt="England" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318326" class="wp-caption-text">England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>England were placed in Group A during the 2003 World Cup alongside formidable teams in form of Australia, India and Pakistan. The battle for Super Sixers from this group was expected to be between the four sides leaving one of the three hosts Zimbabwe, Namibia and Netherlands. England were slated to play their first match in Harare against Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>England forfeited the game over moral, political and contractual aspects. The England team were clear about not touring Zimbabwe prior to the start of the tournament. The then British Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered his team not to play in Zimbabwe but wanted the organizers to switch the fixture to a different venue. As the game was unable to be shifted, England ended up conceding four points due to their walkover.</p>
<p>Ahead of their final league game against <strong>Pakistan</strong>, Zimbabwe were levelled on 12 points with England but behind on NRR. Pakistan were&nbsp;also in the race for a Super Sixers spot with 8 points but needed a big win to go past England’s NRR. Pakistan were 73/4 after 14 overs in the 38 over-a-side game before a complete washout. As a result, with 14 points in the kitty, Zimbabwe joined Australia and India in the next round from Group A thanks to a walkover given by England.</p>
<h3>1. New Zealand against Kenya in 2003:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318324" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318324" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-318324" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand-2.jpg" alt="New Zealand" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318324" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Much like England, the New Zealand side showed fears in touring Kenya owing security reasons. The Kenyan capital Nairobi was under terrorist threat and the game between the hosts and Kiwis was slated in the same city. The Blackcaps were clear with their stand of not playing the game in Kenya and ended up conceding four points.</p>
<p>The New Zealand team won four of their remaining five matches and made it to the Super Sixers along with Sri Lanka and Kenya. The 1996 champions were stunned by Kenya who found a place in the next round by carrying over 10 points. Sri Lanka and New Zealand earned only 7.5 and 4 points respectively. Australia and India dominated the round by defeating all the three Group B opponents.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe, the other Group A team, lost to the three teams from the other Group. As a result, Kenya and Sri Lanka joined Australia and <strong>India</strong> for the semi-final. Kenya and Sri Lanka finished the Super Sixers with 14 and 11.5 points respectively while New Zealand had only eight. Had New Zealand toured Kenya and defeated the hosts, they could have had 12 points and finished in top four leaving Kenya with 10 points.</p>
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<p>The cricketing relations between India and Pakistan are once again under the scanner following a terrorist attack in Pulwama that killed 49 CRPF Jawans. Many voices have already been raised to make the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bcci-should-donate-at-least-5-crores-for-the-families-of-pulwama-attacks-victims-chief-ck-khanna/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>BCCI</strong></a> forfeit their fixture of the ODI World Cup against Pakistan to be played in May-July this year in England. This could cost India two points as forfeiting the game will mean nothing but awarding the match to the opposition.</p>
<p>In the past, few teams have done the same owing to security reasons at the World Events. In some of the instances, the decision to concede the points came back to haunt the further progress of the teams. This might not affect India’s qualification into the semi-final given the longevity of the tournament but will bring an end to their winning streak against Pakistan in World Cups across both ODI and T20I events.</p>
<h3>Here we look at the previous instances of teams forfeiting their World Cup matches:</h3>
<h3>4, Australia against Sri Lanka in 1996</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318325" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318325" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318325" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Australia-1.jpg" alt="Australia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318325" class="wp-caption-text">Australia. (Photo by Ben Radford/Allsport)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Three weeks before the 1996 World Cup, as many as 1000 people were affected due to a terrorist attack in Colombo. This raised concerns over playing the match in Sri Lanka especially in Colombo. On the eve of World Cup, the hosts Sri Lanka faced Wills XI, a combined team of players from India and Pakistan. The game was organized to put away the security fears of teams.</p>
<p>In the 5th game of the tournament, <strong>Australia</strong> and Sri Lanka were set to face off at the RPS Stadium in Colombo which was the first game of both sides in the tournament. The Aussies decided to pull out of the game and were in Mumbai at the time of the game and conceded two points to Sri Lanka. The two faced off in the final in Lahore which Sri Lanka won by seven wickets to lift their maiden CWC title.</p>
<h3>3. Sri Lanka against Windies in 1996</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318323" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318323" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sri-Lanka.jpg" alt="Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318323" class="wp-caption-text">Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan. (Photo by ISHARA S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Much like Australia, the Caribbean team too showed fears in playing against Sri Lanka in Colombo. A week after the Australian walkover, the Windies team decided to concede their crucial two points to the hosts. The Windies were placed in Group A alongside Australia, India, Zimbabwe and Kenya apart from Sri Lanka. With the top four teams making it to the Quarters, everyone expected Zimbabwe and Kenya will miss out.</p>
<p>However, the walkover given by Windies to <strong>Sri Lanka</strong> gave a chance to the underdogs. Windies started with a big win against Zimbabwe before going down against India, a walk over to Sri Lanka and shocking 73-run defeat to Kenya in three consecutive games. They were levelled with Kenya and Zimbabwe with two points before their must-win game against Australia.</p>
<p>The Caribbean side edged out the Aussies by four wickets in the 230-run chase which they achieved with only seven deliveries to spare. Both Zimbabwe and Kenya losing their final league games ensured the two-time CWC champions made it to the Quarters.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. England against Zimbabwe in 2003</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318326" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318326" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318326" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/England-1.jpg" alt="England" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318326" class="wp-caption-text">England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>England were placed in Group A during the 2003 World Cup alongside formidable teams in form of Australia, India and Pakistan. The battle for Super Sixers from this group was expected to be between the four sides leaving one of the three hosts Zimbabwe, Namibia and Netherlands. England were slated to play their first match in Harare against Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>England forfeited the game over moral, political and contractual aspects. The England team were clear about not touring Zimbabwe prior to the start of the tournament. The then British Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered his team not to play in Zimbabwe but wanted the organizers to switch the fixture to a different venue. As the game was unable to be shifted, England ended up conceding four points due to their walkover.</p>
<p>Ahead of their final league game against <strong>Pakistan</strong>, Zimbabwe were levelled on 12 points with England but behind on NRR. Pakistan were also in the race for a Super Sixers spot with 8 points but needed a big win to go past England&#8217;s NRR. Pakistan were 73/4 after 14 overs in the 38 over-a-side game before a complete washout. As a result, with 14 points in the kitty, Zimbabwe joined Australia and India in the next round from Group A thanks to a walkover given by England.</p>
<h3>1. New Zealand against Kenya in 2003:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318324" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318324" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318324" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand-2.jpg" alt="New Zealand" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318324" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Much like England, the New Zealand side showed fears in touring Kenya owing security reasons. The Kenyan capital Nairobi was under terrorist threat and the game between the hosts and Kiwis was slated in the same city. The Blackcaps were clear with their stand of not playing the game in Kenya and ended up conceding four points.</p>
<p>The New Zealand team won four of their remaining five matches and made it to the Super Sixers along with Sri Lanka and Kenya. The 1996 champions were stunned by Kenya who found a place in the next round by carrying over 10 points. Sri Lanka and New Zealand earned only 7.5 and 4 points respectively. Australia and India dominated the round by defeating all the three Group B opponents.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe, the other Group A team, lost to the three teams from the other Group. As a result, Kenya and Sri Lanka joined Australia and <strong>India</strong> for the semi-final. Kenya and Sri Lanka finished the Super Sixers with 14 and 11.5 points respectively while New Zealand had only eight. Had New Zealand toured Kenya and defeated the hosts, they could have had 12 points and finished in top four leaving Kenya with 10 points.</p>
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Here we look at the previous instances of teams forfeiting their World Cup matches.

4 Instances when teams forfeited their World Cup matches

In the past, few teams have forfieted to tour a country during the World Cups owing security reasons and conceded the match to the home teams.