Sri Lanka step into the breach

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The PCB had invited Sri Lanka after India refused to travel to Pakistan for a scheduled tour, a fall-out of the terror attacks in Mumbai last month.

Sri Lanka, who are currently in Bangladesh for two Tests and a triangular one-day series also involving Zimbabwe, will play three Tests, three one-dayers and a Twenty20 game in Pakistan.

"Sri Lanka have agreed to tour Pakistan," said PCB chief operating officer Saleem Altaf. "We are working on the dates and other details.

"Sri Lanka will travel to Pakistan straight from Bangladesh where their tour ends in the third week of January."

According to the proposed itinerary, Sri Lanka are due to arrive in Karachi on January 19 and play the Twenty20 game and the first one-dayer there.

They would then travel to Lahore where they would play two back-to-back one-dayers and the first Test.

The second Test would be held in Multan before Sri Lanka return to Karachi for the final Test.

The PCB will also hold a meeting to review the participation of Pakistani players in the two Twenty20 competitions in India.

"This (players' participation in Indian leagues) is something we need to look at because of the existing relations between the two countries," added Altaf. "We will make a few policy decisions on this soon."