Pakistan agree to Ahmedabad one-dayer
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed to play an extra one-dayer at Ahmedabad, as proposed by the Indian board in lieu of having to play a Test there
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In a press release issued today, the Pakistan board said that it understood the BCCI's position with relation to postponement of the tour. "The PCB understands that the tour may have to be delayed by a few days in order to firm up administrative and logistical details."
The board also appointed Salim Altaf, who is the director of cricket operations of the PCB, as the manager of the team for the forthcoming tour of India. Asad Mustafa, who is currently PCB's general manager of logistics, will be the assistant manager.
It wasn't yet revealed if this meant that Pakistan had also agreed to the BCCI's decision to choose Kolkata as an alternate venue for the Test that had originally been allotted to Ahmedabad. Pakistan's last Test there had been marred by crowd trouble, and their original request was for Mumbai. Chennai, with its famously sporting crowds, would also have been an acceptable choice to both teams.
Meanwhile, the ICC has welcomed the resolution of the Ahmedabad issue. PTI reported Ehsan Mani, ICC's president, as saying: "Everything was decided between the two boards. As it was a bilateral issue involving the boards of two countries, ICC could only play the role of a facilitator. Given the relations between Indian and Pakistan boards, I was confident of the issue being resolved amicably."
The issues over scheduling seem to be getting resolved, but the BCCI's worries aren't yet over. There's still the TV rights to sort out.
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