Contrary to some media reports claiming that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) demanding that Pakistan be banned from the upcoming World Cup, till last evening, cricket's world governing body had not received any such communication.

And even if BCCI does put up such a demand, it is learnt that the ICC will not accept it and ban Pakistan since the constitution and legalities do not permit the world body from doing. India have never lost a World Cup match to Pakistan, but in this case, the Indians seem to be losers even before taking on their arch-rivals.