India, Feb. 7 -- The T20 World Cup is officially underway, but there is still uncertainty regarding the Group A match between India and Pakistan on February 15 in Colombo. The Government of Pakistan has already stated that the men's team won't take the field against Suryakumar Yadav's India after what happened with Bangladesh and the ICC's last-minute replacement of the side with Scotland. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has yet to write to the apex body to explain its stance. Back-channel talks have begun between the ICC and the PCB, but the fate of the marquee contest remains in limbo.

Recently, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) also wrote to the PCB to reconsider its stance, or else it will cause huge financial losses for the former, ...