Pakistan cricket team likely to depart for India Saturday

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to send its cricket team to India to participate in WorldT20 tournament after New Delhi assured it of providing foolproof security to players in the wake of threats from extremist elements, sources said on Friday.Pakistan High Commissioner to New Delhi Abdul Basit said Indian Home Secretary has assured him that foolproof security would be provided to the visitors. ‘Now I will send my recommendations to Pakistan,’ the commissioner said.The decision to give the team go ahead for the visit was taken after International Cricket Council (ICC) conveyed Indian assurance to Pakistani cricket officials.The sources said PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan informed the interior minister about the situation, who then talked to prime minister, the sources.The team is expected to depart at 3:00 am on Saturday. Pakistan and India would clash on March 19 in Kolkata as venue of the match was shifted from Dharamshala.’