Cricket: Pakistan tour to India kicks off on December 25
The Pakistani team will reach Bangalore on December 22.
The schedule for an upcoming series of cricket matches between Pakistan and India has been intimated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The series will feature two T20 Internationals and three One Day Internationals (ODIs) from December, 2012 to January, 2013
According to Cricinfo, the Pakistani team will visit Bangalore on December 22, and the first Twenty20 international match against India will be played three days later. The second T20 will be held in Ahmedabad on December 27.
The first ODI will be hosted three days later in Chennai while the rest of the matches will be played in Kolkata and Delhi on January 3 and 6 respectively.
Pakistan will play its first series against India since it toured the country in 2007. However, both countries have met in multinational tournaments - their last meeting was in Mohali for the 2011 World Cup semi-final.
Cricket ties between the two countries were snapped following the 2008 terror attacks Mumbai which soured relations between the two countries.
Schedule:
Dec 22: Arrival in Bangalore
Dec 25: First T20 international in Bangalore
Dec 27: Second T20 international in Ahmedabad
Dec 30: First ODI in Chennai
Jan 3: Second ODI in Kolkata
Jan 6: Third ODI in Delhi
According to Cricinfo, the Pakistani team will visit Bangalore on December 22, and the first Twenty20 international match against India will be played three days later. The second T20 will be held in Ahmedabad on December 27.
The first ODI will be hosted three days later in Chennai while the rest of the matches will be played in Kolkata and Delhi on January 3 and 6 respectively.
Pakistan will play its first series against India since it toured the country in 2007. However, both countries have met in multinational tournaments - their last meeting was in Mohali for the 2011 World Cup semi-final.
Cricket ties between the two countries were snapped following the 2008 terror attacks Mumbai which soured relations between the two countries.
Schedule:
Dec 22: Arrival in Bangalore
Dec 25: First T20 international in Bangalore
Dec 27: Second T20 international in Ahmedabad
Dec 30: First ODI in Chennai
Jan 3: Second ODI in Kolkata
Jan 6: Third ODI in Delhi