10-06-2009, 06:24 PM
<b>No Pak-India series on neutral soilâ</b>
<b>KARACHI : Indian cricket bosses have made it clear to their Pakistani counterparts that the two countries cannot play any bilateral series on neutral soil.</b>
According to a report in an Indian newspaper, provisions for the Indo-Pak series have been made in the new Future Tour Programme of the International Cricket Council (ICC) â that will come into force from May 2012 â but the matches are unlikely to be played at neutral venues.
<b>According to DNA newspaper, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has made it clear to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the ICC that it will not travel to a third country.</b> The PCB officials, one may note, have been making statements about BCCIâs willingness to play at neutral venues. <b>âWeâve made our stand clear,â a board official said. âThe series has to be in India or Pakistan, and only after governmentâs clearance.</b>â
The final draft of the FTP will come up for discussion, and also for approval, at the ICC executive board meeting getting underway in Johannesburg on Tuesday (today).
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