Was Sunday’s India vs Pakistan clash ever not going to happen?I don’t think anybody directly involved with cricket administration was in major doubt. It was always a matter of who would blink first. From that standpoint, Pakistan latched onto the first opportunity they got to find a way back into the ecosystem.Look at the sequence of events…Last week it did not take the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) more than 90 minutes after the conclusion of these so-called talks with the ICC to go back to the Prime Minister and get a go-ahead for the game. It’s remarkable for a cricket board to have that kind of access to the PMO — that you can knock on his door at 11:30 at night and, within half an hour,...
