India, Feb. 10 -- At last, the inevitable happened. The Government of Pakistan reversed its earlier order, allowing the men's team to take the field against India in the T20 World Cup on February 15, 2025, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. It took just eight days for a U-turn to happen, and all it took was an ICC delegation visiting the country and holding talks with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi. The Government of Pakistan, in its reasoning, said that the decision to play the fixture against India was taken with the aim of "protecting the spirit" of the sport and to "support the continuity" of the global game in all the participating nations.

Just minutes after it was confirmed that the marquee Group A match betwe...