Surat, Feb. 10 -- Board Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) Apex Council Member, Javdev Shah, praised the International Cricket Council's (ICC) stance on Pakistan's participation in their fixture against India in the ongoing T20 World Cup, stating it's a huge step showing the tournament's importance and the need to keep politics out of it.

He expressed happiness with the ICC's position, noting Pakistan had to reverse its decision.

Pakistan, after an earlier announcement to boycott the much-anticipated match against India on Monday, reversed course after the Government of Pakistan directed its national cricket team to take the field on February 15 for their scheduled fixture against the Men in Blue.

"This is a huge step by ICC, which sho...