Pakistan's tour of India likely to be finalized soon (5 December 1998)

5 December 1998

Pakistan's tour of India likely to be finalized soon

By Our Sports Reporter

LAHORE, 4: "Pakistan cricket team's tour of India will be finalised after a meeting of the representatives of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to be held soon had discussed the holding of the Asia Cup of one-day matches and the inaugural Asia Cup of Test matches".

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Khalid Mahmood told mediamen at the Qadhafi Stadium on Friday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wanted to hold Tests of the first Asia Cup during Pakistan's tour. But that could be done only after the four countries had arrived at some decision about the Asia Test Cup competition.

The Asia Cup of limited-over matches was scheduled to be organised in 1999.

While replying to a question, Khalid Mahmood said that the BCCI had proposed venues of the Tests and the one-day international matches to be played by the Pakistan team and the PCB was closely studying them, keeping in view the security and other problems.

"Threat by some political elements in India about disrupting some matches of Pakistan team's tour cannot be overlooked by the PCB and the Pakistan government", said Khalid Mahmood while replying to another question.

Pakistan team is scheduled to begin its tour of India from the third week of January to play three Tests and five one-day international matches. The chances are that the tour will go ahead as planned if no unforeseen development took place.

Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)