Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held timely and lengthy discussions with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a bid to persuade the Pakistan Cricket Team to take the field against India during the 2026 ICC World Cup game scheduled to be played in Colombo on February 15, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated.

The Pakistan Cricket Board recently announced that it will boycott the match against India to be played in Colombo in protest of the removal of Bangladesh from the T20 World Cup.

Following several rounds of discussions and deliberations involving the International Cricket Council (ICC) and other stakeholders, the Pakistan government last evening (09) announced that it has instructed the Pakista...