Pakistan tour of india

India Vs Pakistan  series dates, venues announced INDNews

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Thursday, revealed itinerary for a short limited-overs series against Pakistan in late December and early January next year.

The arch-rivals are set to play three One Day Internationals and two T20 Internationals in what will be their first bilateral series over the last five years. The Men in Green will arrive in Bangalore on December 22 and the T20 series between the two sides will kick start three days later. The tour opening T20I will be hosted by Bangalore on December 25, while the second encounter will be held in Ahmedabad a day later, December 27.

The three ODIs will be played at Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi, with the first one-dayer to be hosted by Chennai on December 30. The two teams will then head to Kolkata to play a 50-overs game at the historic Eden Gardens on January 3, before playing the third and last match in Delhi on January 6, 2013.

The BCCI announced the dates and venues for the limited overs series following the Indian home ministry’s approval for the itinerary on Tuesday.

India and Pakistan have not played each other in a bilateral series since late 2007. The 2008 series between the two sides, was scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan, but the BCCI called off the itinerary in the wake of deadly Mumbai attacks, in November 2008.

The decision to resume bilateral cricketing ties between the nemesis came after prolonged discussions between the BCCI and PCB officials. The BCCI president N Srinivasan and the PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf also held several meetings on the course.

The five-match limited-overs series between India and Pakistan is sandwiched between two legs of England’s tour of India. In the first leg of the tour, the Poms, who have already arrived in India, will play four Tests and two T20 Internationals, between November 15 and December 22, before heading home for Christmas and New Year. In the second leg of the itinerary, the Three Lions will play five One Day Internationals against MS Dhoni’s Men in Blue, from January 11, 2013.

Pakistan in India 2012-13 itinerary:

December 25 - 1st T20I, Bangalore

December 27 - 2nd T20I, Ahmedabad

December 30 - 1st ODI, Chennai

January 3 - 2nd ODI, Kolkata

January 6 - 3rd ODI, Delhi