http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 all set to give almost 3000 visas to Pakistanis – Cricket News Update
According to sources, India would be distributing 3000 tickets to the Pakistan Cricket Board, for the upcoming five-match tour of India which will end the draught in the bilateral cricketing ties between South Asia’s arch rivals.
It has been reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be given the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cameron-James-Borgas-c49157 to be distributed in Pakistan, which means that the Indian government would have to give almost 3000 Pakistanis visiting visas of the cities hosting the matches.
The Indian authorities will have a hectic time as these visas will have to be cleared within the next ten days as the series will be kicking off on Christmas Day in Bangalore.
Bangalore and Ahmedabad will be hosting the T20 matches while the three ODIs will be played in Chennai, Kolkata and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780.
Both governments are working with the cricket boards to make it possible for fans from Pakistan to cross the border in order to witness this epic tournament that has been squeezed between England's Test and ODI tour of India.
PCB Chairman, Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397, is the person who made it possible for both countries to resume their cricketing ties and after he met India's former foreign minister, SM Krishna, in September, the Indian government, after two months, sent the Indian high commissioner to Lahore in a bid to finalize visa issues with the PCB officials.
Pakistan and India have not played a bilateral series since the 2008 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 based terror outfits.
However, after years of cold cricketing ties, the Indians have taken a soft stance and would now be resuming ties once the series begins.
Pakistan, recently, have given poor performance against the Indians were they lost in the Asia Cup, the 2011 World Cup semi-final and a group match in the World T20 in September.
Speaking on the future of Indo-Pak cricketing ties, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nadeem-Sarwar-c78422, PCB's general manager media, said, “The ball will now be in their court.”
Pakistan supporters are hoping their side would give India a tough competition in the forthcoming series.
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