New Delhi: In the latest development to the long-drawn controversy pertaining to Pakistan's participation in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, the 2009 champions will reportedly leave for India on Friday.
According to a report in CNN-IBN, the Pakistan cricket team will travel via Lahore and Delhi, then to Kolkata tomorrow.
After prolonged political harangue from different parties on the hosting of the high-profile India-Pakistan match at Dharamsala, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday agreed to shift the venue to Kolkata.
For time being, it seemed to have resolved the issue, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) kept the team's departure on hold awaiting an assurance from the Indian government.
"Both men and women teams (departure) have been deferred. I have also informed this to the government because it has asked for my opinion," PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said at a press conference yesterday.
His response came after ICC announced in New Delhi the relocation of Indo-Pak tie on March 19 from Dharamsala to Kolkata due to security reasons.
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