Chennai, Feb. 10 -- In a sign of good development between India and Pakistan cricketing ties amid theimbroglio over Pakistan's refusal to play India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the PakistanCricket Board (PCB) late on Monday night concluded successful talks; jointly committing to the ongoingICC Men's T20 World Cup, while confirming the contest to be held as scheduled at Colombo in Sri Lankaon February 15.

Ending the standoff, the PCB made a U-turn on its boycott of the February 15 T20 World Cup matchagainst India with the ICC announcing that Pakistan has given up its move to playing against India.

According to reports, the Pakistan government has cleared the national team to play India in the T20World Cup, directing it to ...