Brother, politics and sports have always been interlinked. This has nothing to do with common Pakistani people. I have many Pakistani friends here in the UK, and if we ever meet in real life, we’d get along just fine. However, you need to understand the emotions of the Indian people as well.
Pakistani people would think twice before engaging with Israelis, and they have their own reasons for that. However, if you ask an Israeli, the majority don’t hold the same animosity towards Pakistan. Similarly, Indians have their reasons for not engaging with Pakistan, though Pakistanis might see it differently. One must respect the emotions of Indian people in the same way.
As far as this cricket tournament is concerned, the fault lies entirely with the owners and the Indian players who agreed to participate. They should have made their stance clear from day one instead of waiting until the eve of the tournament. I believe the players/organizers thought they could sneak in a match in the UK without much notice. However, the backlash they received on Saturday forced them to step back. Now, you may see that backlash as racism or sectarianism, whereas I see it as a legitimate grievance.
This discussion dragged on for so long and got so heated because certain posters

who lives in India but seems to care about Pakistan cricket more than Pakistani posters, were hell-bent on claiming that this match would go ahead. According to them, people in India “love watching Pakistan play,” calling it “El Clasico,” saying how I would also be watching the game, etc.
Then, when players started pulling out, they got humiliated and immediately started playing the religion card - “minorities vs Sanatanis,” and so on. When that narrative failed too and the match itself got cancelled the next day, the conversation turned to pointless blame games - Modi, ICC events, 2 points, and whatnot.
What Rajdeep said two weeks ago still holds true—this match would not happen, and it didn’t happen. However, amusing to see how tunes changed of some posters based on changing circumstances..