BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what is behind the tensions at the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Ticket sales for the high-voltage India versus Pakistan match has been put on hold amid much uncertainty around the future of the match.

Pakistan has left for Sri Lanka to participate in the T20 World Cup. This comes a day after the International Cricket Council criticized Pakistan's government for instructing its team to boycott a group game against India.

India’s US trade deal has sparked backlash in Pakistan, where critics say months of outreach failed as New Delhi secured lower tariffs. India’s newly concluded trade agreement with the United States has triggered a wave of criticism and soul-searching in Pakistan,

Hashtags criticising the Shehbaz-Munir leadership trended across Pakistani social media, with users accusing the establishment of trading national interest for personal power.

The two countries have stepped up ties since the removal of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power in 2024

Watch as Vaibhav Suryavanshi loses his cool at the Pakistan team, and needs to be calmed down by his vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra.

For New Delhi, the deal is a strategic breakthrough that aligns trade with geopolitics. For Islamabad and Dhaka, it threatens to dismantle decades of hard-won advantage built on special trade regimes rather than competitiveness.