India book Dec 8 flight to Dhaka

The Indian squad was to leave for B'desh tour on Tuesday, but their departure was delayed following a death threat by a militant group.

The Indian cricket team has booked a morning flight to Dhaka from Kolkata on Wednesday, even as the country's five-member security delegation has begun their assessment of the measures taken for squad's safety in Bangladesh.

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"The team has been booked by an Indian Airlines flight departing Kolkata at 11.20 am tomorrow. The players are likely to assemble in Kolkata by this evening," Indian cricket board sources said in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The tour came under a cloud following a death threat from a militant group, Harkat-ul-Zihadi, warning the cricketers not to undertake the tour through a letter sent to the Indian High Commission in the Bangladesh capital.

Meanwhile, the security team led by Inspector General of Police for VIP security, Yashovardhan Azad, has already started its assessment of the security measures put in place by the Bangladesh authorities at the stadiums where the matches are to be held and at the teams' hotels.

The Indian team was to leave for Dhaka on Tuesday, but the departure was delayed following the threat.

The squad is slated to play two Tests and three One-Day Internationals against the hosts at Dhaka and Chittagong between December 9 and 27.