COLOMBO: Pakistan skipper Salman Agha said Saturday his team had been “always ready” to face India on Sunday at the T20 World Cup, despite only being given the green light a few days ago. The biggest and most lucrative clash in world cricket has sold out the 35,000-capacity R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo with hundreds of millions more expected to watch on television. The game was only confirmed as going ahead late on Monday night after the Islamabad government made a U-turn on its an order to boycott the blockbuster Group A game.

Despite soaring travel costs and ticketing challenges, desperate Indian fans travel to Colombo for the match on Sunday.

India and Pakistan will clash in the Twenty20 World Cup in Colombo on Sunday, still feeling the aftershocks of a tumultuous fortnight in which Pakistan’s boycott threat — later…

COLOMBO: Pakistan skipper Salman Agha said Saturday his team had been “always ready” to face India on Sunday at the T20 World Cup, despite only being given the green light a few…

Both teams say they are set for Sunday's showdown despite the late decision for India's match with Pakistan to proceed.

Follow our live build-up, with toss, team news and analysis, ahead of our text commentary stream of the Group A clash.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Archrivals India and Pakistan declined to shake hands before and after the most-anticipated game of cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup, with India easily winning by…