Pakistan are poised to fulfil their T20 World Cup fixture against India on Sunday, having previously been instructed by their government to boycott the game in a move that could have cost the sport millions, The Guardian reported. 

The crisis was triggered by Bangladesh withdrawing from the tournament last month – their place handed to Scotland – when a request to play their matches outside India on security grounds was rejected by the International Cricket Council.

In an act of solidarity the Pakistan government, led by the prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, then stated Pakistan would forfeit the game against India in Colombo – a potentially damaging move given the fixture’s centrality to the ICC’s £2.2bn ($3bn) broadcast deal, according to The Guardian.