Pakistan to Tour India for 3 ODIs in December: BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on July 16, 2012 has confirmed that Pakistan will tour India in December to play a series of three one day international cricket matches. The series is likely to be played during the Christmas break.

"It was decided to resume cricketing ties with Pakistan by inviting the Pakistan cricket team for a short series in December 2012-January 2013. The modalities will be worked out shortly", a BCCI Media release stated.

Relations between India and Pakistan broke down after the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai. Since then there have been no bilateral series between the two arch-rivals countries and the only three meetings have come in tri-series or ICC events. This has also led to Pakistan being the only major Test nation without representation in the Champions League Twenty20 (which is organised by the Indian, South African and Australian boards) and the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).

This short ODI series will be the first bilateral meeting in five years between the two countries. Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi will be the venue for the ODIs, according to sources.