When ICC chief Jay Shah visits Colombo for the T20 World Cup India–Pakistan clash on Sunday, he may have a casual meeting with cricket board representatives from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

After contentious interactions with the BCCI over the previous few weeks, Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Aminul Islam Bulbul had stated that he would be in Colombo to see the India-Pakistan match.

Islam told the Bangladeshi publication Pratham Alo that the ICC has sent out the invitation for the high-profile match.

“The ICC has taken a decision. The major stakeholders of the ICC are these five Asian countries and for the India-Pakistan World Cup match on the 15th, they want representatives of all five Asian countries to be present at the ground together, watch the match together and talk to one another,” Islam had remarked.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan comprise the Asian bloc in the global organization.

Islam responded, "You can consider it as something like that," when asked if the meeting might present a chance to resolve tensions with the BCCI.

The Indian Board's decision to dismiss Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from his IPL contract with the Kolkata Knight Riders due to "developments all around" marked the beginning of the dispute between the BCCI and BCB. Many speculated that the action was prompted by Hindu-targeted political violence in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh responded by refusing to go to India for its World Cup matches, citing security concerns. However, the ICC, led by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah, ignored their concerns, claiming that the threat perception was low to moderate according to its own assessment. Following extensive discussions with the international organization, Bangladesh refused to alter their stance, and Scotland ultimately took their place in the competition.

The Pakistan government declared that they would boycott the match against India due to their absence as a gesture of solidarity with Bangladesh. But the deadlock ended when Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was persuaded to withdraw the call by the BCB and the Sri Lankan government. The ICC decided not to penalize BCB for its previous stance after further discussion, and Bangladesh was given one ICC tournament for the 2028–2031 cycle.

Islam said the board will prepare a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure the promises are irreversible.

"We will also enter into an agreement. The agreement will be line by line, an MoU-type document, so that there is no uncertainty. You know that earlier when we held the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Annual General Meeting in Dhaka, a similar issue arose. There as well, we prepared a MoU-type document so that no one could ever deviate from the contract in any way. Similar discussions (regarding preparing the MoU) with the ICC are more or less finalised," said Islam.