Financial Hit Looms, Distressed 'Hosts' Sri Lanka Wants Pakistan To Play India At T20 World Cup

The ripple effect of Pakistan's adamant last-minute boycott of the February 15 T20 World Cup group-stage match against India in Colombo is already being felt by the organisers. Sri Lanka Cricket, which was expecting a windfall from gate sales and other revenue avenues from the match, is concerned with Pakistan's decision to pull out of the game against arch-rivals India. In an executive committee meeting of Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday, it was decided that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would be approached to reconsider its decision not to play India. The letter was eventually dispatched on Thursday