India, Feb. 17 -- Pakistan's Interior Minister and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi has publicly credited Sri Lanka's president Anura Kumara Dissanayake for Pakistan's late decision to go ahead with the India-Pakistan game at the T20 World Cup 2026.

In remarks made during a formal meeting in Colombo, Naqvi said Pakistan's leadership had been split on whether to play, before a call from the Sri Lankan President helped settle the issue.

Addressing Dissanayake directly, Naqvi opened by conveying greetings from Pakistan's top leadership, "First of all, warm greetings from the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan. They specifically asked me to convey their greetings to you."

He then framed the India-Pakistan match as a mass-audien...