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Junior cricket for India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka proposed
New Delhi, June 17: India and Pakistan have mooted an annual junior triangular cricket tournament, the first edition of which is being planned for February next year.
New Delhi, June 17: India and Pakistan have mooted an annual junior triangular cricket tournament, the first edition of which is being planned for February next year.
At a meeting of the Asian Cricket Council in London yesterday, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka decided to start a tournament of the under-19, academy and 'A' teams, the Pakistan Cricket Board today said in a statement posted on their website.
"This will not only revive the junior cricket, it will also help India and Pakistan to break the ice and resume cricket against each other on a more regular basis," PCB chairman Lt Gen Tauqir Zia said.
Efforts to contact the Indian Cricket Board officials, currently in London for meetings of International Cricket Council, were not successful.
Zia said PCB chief executive Rameez Raja and Indian board secretary S K Nair were discussing the modalities of the tournaments.
Zia said he had met Indian board president Jagmohan Dalmiya who updated him on the possibility of India touring Pakistan early next year for three tests and as many one-day internationals.
"Ddalmiya has informed me that although the Indian Government is very keen to resume bilateral tours between the two countries, the BCCI is still awaiting official clearance from New Delhi for next year's tour.
"But Dalmiya is optimistic that BCCI would get the go-ahead and India will tour Pakistan," he said.
Bureau Report