In my opinion, politics should be kept aside from sports. Here the real problem is not with PCB or BCCI, but with the ICC. The ICC should ask the Indian board to pay compensation, in case they are unable to tour Pakistan. If a small board such as New Zealand can compensate Pakistan for their inability to tour, then a rich board such as BCCI should definitely do that one moral grounds. Take the case of football. North Korea participated in the 2010 FIFA world cup, despite the fact that they have horrible relations with their neighbors and with the United States. Sports help us to alleviate political tensions. And the same approach can be tried with India and Pakistan as well.
@Sithara007 I don’t think that BCCI will compensate Pakistan, but why can’t they allow India to play Pakistan on a neutral venue like Dubai and this way both the teams can earn some revenues, and both countries fans too want to see them on the pitch against one another. Furthermore ICC failed to force India to play against Pakistan, but I hope that in coming year’s these two can face off against each other in ODI and T20 series, and I’m sure that we’ll witness even bigger coverage then what Ashes gets.