Inside details of India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match: How ECB’s Mubashir Usmani diffused tension

NEW DELHI: A week-long impasse ended on Monday after Pakistan reversed its decision to boycott their T20 World Cup game against India, scheduled for February 15 in Colombo.However, before the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) reached a resolution, a stalemate arose around 7:30 pm IST on Monday evening. TimesofIndia.com can confirm that Mubashir Usmani, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) general secretary, was a key figure in the negotiations to get Sunday’s fixture between India and Pakistan back on track.An ICC delegation led by deputy chair Imran Khwaja and BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul had travelled to Lahore to...