India, Feb. 3 -- Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin does not make much of Pakistan's threat of not playing against the arch-rival in the T20 World Cup. He believes that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will "100 per cent backtrack" in the coming days and the marquee encounter on February 15 in Colombo will go ahead according to the original schedule. On Sunday, the Government of Pakistan granted the team permission to travel to Sri Lanka to participate in the 20-team tournament; however, it was also announced that the team would not take the field against India.

Shortly after this announcement, the International Cricket Council (ICC) issued a statement, warning the PCB of severe consequences and urging them to consider the "long-te...