Islamabad, February 25: The Indian cricket team will not tour Pakistan for a three-match limited-overs series next month because of its busy schedule, the Pakistan Cricket Board said Monday.
Pakistan was planning to host three one-day internationals against India in mid-March after Australia deferred its scheduled tour to Pakistan until later that month due to security fears.
Sharad Pawar, president of the Indian Cricket Board, conveyed the Indian decision to his Pakistani counterpart Nasim Ashraf, PCB spokesman Ahsan Hameed Malik said.
Pawar "explained that the tour was not possible due to the hectic schedule of the Indian cricket team," Malik said.
India is presently busy playing a triangular series also featuring Sri Lanka in Australia and is also scheduled to host South Africa in March.
Pakistan is now planning to host India before the Champions Trophy in September or the Asia Cup in June, Malik said.
Australia has expressed reservations about visiting Pakistan in mid-March, deferring the trip until the end of that month. Malik hoped that an Australian security delegation would visit Pakistan in early March to assess the situation.
Pakistan has been subject to much political violence over recent months and during elections, including the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Australia hasn't toured Pakistan since a three-match test series in 1998.
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