India tour of Pakistan ‘unlikely’
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has admitted the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India’s Test tour of Pakistan in January unlikely.
Butt revealed a decision would be made by Tuesday with the Indian board awaiting clearance from its government.
“Before this tragic incident took place we were pretty confident the Indians would tour,” he said. Read more
Courtesy: news.bbc.co.uk
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