India-Pakistan ODI to go ahead despite security concerns

The security situation in Glasgow after a car crashed into the main terminal of the city's airport on July 1 has not worried the Indian board (BCCI) or the team, Niranjan Shah, the BCCI secretary, said. India and Pakistan are to play a one-day game at Glasgow on Tuesday, the proceeds of the match going to the Prince of Wales charity trust.

"We are not going to be worried by the situation in Glasgow," Shah told Hindustan Times. "We will leave it to the authorities over there to judge the situation and advise us."Security is the responsibility of the home board and I'm sure they will take the necessary steps to ensure safety. The match will go on without any problem."

The Pakistan board (PCB) also confirmed that the security arrangements were satisfactory and that the match would go ahead as scheduled. "A match against India of any nature is always keenly anticipated and we are expecting a big crowd in for the match despite the security alert in Glasgow," Zakir Khan, the PCB director of cricket operations, told cricketnext.com. "We are just keeping our fingers crossed the rains don't hit the match."

The crash - suspected to be an attempted terrorist attack - has put Britain on its highest state of security alert and Glasgow airport remained closed overnight. But Shah said that the Indian team would fly into the city from Belfast, where they completed a series-win over South Africa on Monday, July 2.