Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi has said it was the International Cricket Council (ICC), not Pakistan, that "backed down" to resolve the deadlock surrounding the T20 World Cup match against India.

The highly anticipated match is now set to proceed as scheduled on February 15 in Colombo, following a trilateral meeting in Lahore last Sunday involving the PCB, ICC, and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

In an interview with Indian media, Sethi claimed the ICC compromised to provide some leeway to Bangladesh. He described Pakistan's boycott threat as a "calculated decision" made after consulting top domestic and international lawyers.

"They (PCB) knew that if they boycotted the India match, no ban wo...