Dalmiya scuttles proposed Pakistan tour

Jagmohan Dalmiya has ruled out the chance of a one-day series with Pakistan later this year, and has said that the BCCI is struggling to sort out its existing schedule.

"We are hard-pressed to sort out our own commitments this year," Dalmiya said, according to a report in The Times of India. He was referring to scheduling conflicts with the South African board for the upcoming tour in November.

The BCCI has found itself in a muddle as it has a window of only a month to host the tour for the South Africans, which, if reciprocal, would consist of three Tests and seven one-dayers - 22 playing days. The South African board has been reluctant to delay their departure from India, as they play England at home soon after, and have also expressed their unhappiness at the Indian board's attitude towards the tour.

But Dalmiya said that the BCCI officials were working to break the impasse, and suggested splitting the tour into two parts. "We have only the month of November available later this year and only a Test series could be squeezed in. The one-dayers could be played later."