Pak team set to leave for India tomorrow, awaits Govt nod

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan security team in India has given a go-ahead signal for sending the national team to India for participating in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the decision will be taken, whether the national team will go to India, after reviewing the report of the Pakistan security delegation from India.

The report is expected to be received this evening and the government will take its decision this tonight or tomorrow morning.

The two-member Pakistan security delegation comprising senior director of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore, Dr UsmanAnwar and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Security officer, Col. (R) Azam Khan went to Amritsar (India) from Lahore on Monday to assess the situation at Dharamsala ahead of the Pakistan India clash in that town on March 19.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan cricket team is set to leave for India on Wednesday as five players from Karachi have arrived in Lahore this afternoon while captain of team Shahid Afridi and other players are already in Lahore.

However according to reports available from across the border, the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 Director MV Sridhar has said that the Pakistan security team has assessed the security measures taken in Dharamsala and are assured by the district administration that ample security would be provided to the players.

Sridhar said the PCB security team had inspected the venue and also had a discussion with the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) and the tournament officials.

The PCB delegation visited Dharamsala on Monday and met the BCCI, the tournament organisers and local officials of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA).

And also had the conversation with the district administrative officials that included District Commissioner and the Inspector-General of Police, he said.