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The India-Pakistan match will go ahead as scheduled after Pakistan's government decided to withdraw its boycott call following persuasion from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
After Pakistan confirmed they will play the T20 World Cup 2026 clash against India in Colombo, the President of Sri Lanka took to social media and revealed he held a telephonic conversation with Shehbaz Sharif and recalled the support from India and Pakistan during the 1996 World Cup.
A Sri Lankan cricket official says the sport's national governing body has formally asked Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game with India next week.
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