India, Feb. 9 -- Days after Bangladesh's sports advisor thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for showing solidarity with Bangladesh, who were removed from the T20 World Cup by the ICC, by threatening to boycott the Group A match against India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has now urged Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi to withdraw the decision, reviving hopes of an India-Pakistan clash next week in Colombo.

According to a report by news agency PTI, Naqvi is set to request Prime Minister Sharif to roll back the boycott after being urged to do so by his Bangladesh counterpart, Aminul Islam, who was in Lahore on Sunday for talks with the PCB chief and ICC vice-chairman and independent director Imran Khawaja....