Pak tour itinerary on Sunday: Mahendra

The final itinerary of the Pakistani team's tour of India could be announced as early as Sunday, Ranbir Singh Mahendra said on Saturday.

The final itinerary of the Pakistani team's tour of India could be announced as early as Sunday, Indian cricket board president Ranbir Singh Mahendra said Saturday.

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"We will send the itinerary to Pakistan tomorrow (Sunday) for their approval," Mahendra told IANS.

Asked if it would also be announced to the media on Sunday, Mahendra said: "Please don't ask me for deadlines. But it could be announced tomorrow (Sunday) itself."

Three Tests and six One-Day Internationals will be played on Pakistan's first tour of India in six years.

The itinerary has been delayed partly by the refusal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play a Test match at Ahmedabad, which was the epicentre of communal riots in 2002.

Later, following a meeting between India's External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan, the PCB agreed to play a One-Day International at Ahmedabad, while the Test was shifted to Kolkata.

The Ahmedabad One-Day International will be an additional match.