Men in blue under security shade

Ganguly had made public his views on the issue on the day of the second tri-series final in Sydney.

Although the players were not hesitant to go on the historic tour of the neighbouring country, their concerns had to be addressed, he had said.

“We are not worried about the Pakistan tour, but we are worried about the security in Pakistan,” Ganguly said on Sunday.

“We are concerned because we have families at home and it is not going to be easy. We have to go back and talk to our board and then get a clearer picture.”

Asked about reports that he had expressed security concerns for the forthcoming Pakistan tour, the Indian skipper avoided any clear-cut answer saying the matter would be decided on the basis of a report by a cricket board delegation now in Pakistan.“A delegation has gone to see security arrangements. We have to wait and see what is its report. It is too early to comment on the issue,” Ganguly said.A three-member delegation of the BCCI to assess the security arrangements was already in Pakistan.

A three-member BCCI delegation headed by joint secretary Ratnakar Shetty is in Pakistan to oversee the security arrangements at all the venues.