ISLAMABAD, FEB 9: Pakistan has decided to play its scheduled T20 World Cup match against India on February 15, revisiting its boycott decision, at the request of Sri Lanka, sources confirmed on Monday.

Sources privy to the matter revealed that the decision came during a telephonic contact between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, the two leaders discussed the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India during the telephone call.

The Sri Lankan president requested PM Shehbaz that Pakistani cricket team should play the Pakistan-India match in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan fully supported Sri Lankan cricket during the terrorism in Sri Lanka, the president said, adding Pakistan gave priority to its long-standing relations with Sri Lanka above all else and the Pakistani cricket team continued to tour Sri Lanka to play cricket despite terrorism.

PM Shehbaz welcomed the sentiments of the Sri Lankan president.

He said that Sri Lanka also provided full support in difficult times and cricket continued in Pakistan.

“Recently, the Sri Lankan team took an unforgettable step for the Pakistani nation and cricket fans by not cancelling the tour of Pakistan,” the PM added.

PM Shehbaz told the Sri Lankan president that he will inform him of the final decision after consultations regarding the Pakistan-India match of the T20 World Cup.