Pakistan’s decision to reverse its boycott of a Twenty 20 World Cup match against India has been welcomed by cricket fans eager to see the two rivals face off. On Monday, the federal government approved the national team’s participation in the fixture scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka on Sunday. The match had previously been called off after authorities instructed Pakistan to boycott it in solidarity with Bangladesh which had declined to tour India citing security concerns.
There is a different intensity to it. If Pakistan wins by 12 runs, there is no greater happiness than that Ahmed told Reuters. This happiness is not just about a challenge against a rival it is the feeling that comes after defeating your opponent. Bilateral cricket between the nuclear armed neighbors has been largely frozen for more than a decade. Pakistan and India have not played a full series since 2012/2013 and now face each other mainly at neutral venues. The government’s decision to reverse the boycott followed appeals from cricket authorities including the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The benefit is not only that the public is happy or that young people who play cricket are happy.
It also increases business and public interest said cricket fan Rai Fayaz. Relations between New Delhi Islamabad and Dhaka have deteriorated in recent months with political tensions increasingly spilling over into sport. India and Pakistan were engaged in their worst conflict in decades in May while ties between India and Bangladesh worsened after then Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled to Delhi in 2024 following violent protests against her government. Rajeev Shukla vice president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India welcomed the development on Tuesday. All kudos to the ICC International Cricket Council for taking this initiative resolving the whole issue and bringing cricket back to the forefront.