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Neutral Colombo ready for cricket & some rain
Financial Express Kochi
|February 15, 2026
INDIA-PAKISTAN T20 WORLD CUP
GABBY WHIGHT, THE owner of Cricket Cafe, a popular watering hole in the posh Colombo 7 neighbourhood, is gearing up to welcome her regular clientele for what is expected to be a long and busy Sunday night. A short distance from R Premadasa Stadium, the venue of the eagerly anticipated India versus Pakistan T20 World Cup group-stage match, the social hotspot in the heart of Colombo is a “neutral ground” within a neutral venue for the both sides.
“People from both the embassies (India and Pakistan) usually turn up here for match screenings when there is an India vs Pakistan match anywhere. We've watched some hard-fought matches here and the excitement has reached fever pitch. Of course, there are emotions and some banter but everything is in good spirit. I’ve not experienced a single unpleasant incident in an India vs Pakistan screening here. I like to believe the Cricket Cafe is a neutral ground,’ Australia-born Whight told The Indian Express.
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