India to play six ODIs in Pakistan next year

India have agreed to play an additional one-day international when they tour Pakistan early next year. They were scheduled to play five according to the original itinerary, but an extra match has been added as a response to Pakistan's gesture of playing six one-dayers on their current tour.

Both the boards had reached a settlement when the Test originally scheduled for Ahmedabad was shifted to Kolkata due to security reasons expressed by the Pakistan board, and Ahmedabad was instead granted a one-day international. "We've agreed to play the additional match under a reciprocal agreement according to which when India tours Pakistan early next year they'll also play six one-day internationals along with three Tests," a PCB official was quoted as saying in The News, a Pakistan daily.

According to the ICC rules, teams generally charge a fee of over US$25,000 for playing an out-of-schedule one-dayer. However, the PCB has agreed to waive those charges. "We are not taking any fees for playing the sixth one-day international next month," the PCB official said.