India, Feb. 9 -- Ending weeks of speculation and turmoil that dominated the build-up to the 2026 T20 World Cup, the marquee India-Pakistan clash is back on the table. The development came a day after an emergency meeting convened by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday in Lahore with PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, which was also attended by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam.

Imran Khwaja, the deputy chair of the ICC and Singapore's representative on the governing council, was selected by the board as the mediator on the controversial issue. He is an influential figure in the ICC and has voting rights on the board as an associate member director.

The ICC stood firm on its stance that Pakistan has no grounds t...