India, Feb. 2 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to formally write to the International Cricket Council (ICC) following up on its government's social media post on Sunday that the team will not be taking field in the league match against India in the T20 World Cup.

A day after their bombshell announcement, "there have been some backchannel talks between the PCB and the ICC", an official in the know of things told HT.

A line in ICC's statement on Sunday had left open room for negotiations. "The ICC expects the PCB to explore a mutually acceptable resolution, which protects the interests of all stakeholders," the statement said.

The teams are scheduled to play their Group A match in Colombo on February 15.

The nature of the talk...