Ganguly: everyone's going

Sourav Ganguly, India's captain, effectively put an end to the suspense regarding player pull-outs for the upcoming tour to Pakistan by saying that the whole team would tour, but that concerns about security still remain.

"Everybody will be going", Ganguly announced. "We are still concerned about security, but the government is looking after it. We hope there will be tight security."

According to an AFP report, a security assessment by Yashowardhan Azad, the security who accompanied BCCI officials to Pakistan last week, was submitted to the Indian government, which would then make recommendations to the Indian cricket board. The report stated that risky venues were ruled out, and that Karachi and Peshawar were among them, The Times of India reported.

Ganguly added that "all the team members are physically and mentally fit", with the exception of Harbhajan Singh, "who is yet to recover from a finger injury".

Talking about his team's chances in Pakistan, Ganguly was optimistic about a good showing after India's tour of Australia.

"We played very well in the series against Australia," Ganguly said. "Considering the fact that Australia is the world's number one team, even if we play 60 per cent of our game, we will win the Pakistan series."