"Pakistan had decided to forfeit its high-profile T20 World Cup match against India after the ICC rejected Bangladesh's security concerns about playing in India and replaced them with Scotland. The high-stakes match between India and Pakistan at the T20 World Cup is back on after the Pakistani government on Monday directed its national cricket team to play India. The announcement ends a week-long boycott that had threatened one of the highlight events at the tournament, which is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka."
"The decision came after a phone call between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Pakistan's government said in a statement posted on X. The talks involved the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the statement said, with the decision taken to protect "the spirit of cricket.""
Pakistan reversed a week-long boycott and agreed to play India in the T20 World Cup after the Pakistani government directed the national team to do so. Bangladesh withdrew from the tournament over concerns for player safety in India; the ICC rejected those concerns and replaced Bangladesh with Scotland. The decision followed a phone call between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and consultations with the PCB, ICC and BCB aiming to protect "the spirit of cricket." The match is scheduled for February 15 in Colombo. Skipping would have cost Pakistan two points and threatened their progression in the tournament.
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