Sri lankan president

Pakistan Prime Minister Shasbaz Sharif: Pakistan Prime Minister Shasbaz Sharif has given the green light to the Pakistan men's team to play archrivals India in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Colombo on Friday. An official announcement of the U-turn by Pakistan will be made later on Monday night.

The change in stance in the Pakistan government has come because of requests made by the Sri Lankan President, Telecom Asia Sport reported on Monday.

After a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Pakistan government has finally relented and decided to allow the team to play the match. A hardline approach by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has threatened severe action against Pakistan too has worked.