The governing body issued a press release on February 22 calling for “the cricketing community to sever ties with countries from which terrorism emanates” in response to a terrorist attack on February 14 in Pulwama, in the Jammu and Kashmir region of India, that killed 40 members of India’s Central Reserve Police Force.

Miandad said there was “no chance” that the ICC would accept the BCCI’s decision if it decide to boycott the fixture “as its constitution allows members the right to participate in its events”.

“We should not bother with India’s cowardly acts, instead we must focus on improving ourselves,” Miandad said.

Former Indian cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh, along with current player Yuzvendra Chahal, have called for a complete boycott of all sporting events against Pakistan. The rivals’ World Cup group match is due to be played at Old Trafford on June 16.

Sunil Gavaskar echoed Tendulkar’s sentiments, stating the team would be “conceding two points” if they forfeited the match, rather than making sure their rivals “don’t advance in the competition”.