BCCI playing with dates

The cricket board, given the all-clear by the government for Indian team’s visit to Pakistan, was expected to finalise the itinerary of the historic tour next week. The much-awaited itinerary and venues for the high-profile tour “is likely to be finalised early next week,” BCCI sources said here today.

The sources said BCCI would first take up the report of the three-member delegation which spent eight days in Pakistan last week to assess the facilities and ground realities particularly on the security front.

The board, after going through the report, would send its recommendations to the Pakistan Cricket Board about the itinerary and venues.

“The official announcement about the itinerary can be made only after both cricket boards agree to the recommendations, which may take a few days and would mean next week,” the sources said.