India vs Pakistan series will held in december....

The fate of the bilateral series between Pakistan
and India, to be played in Sri Lanka, now lies in
the hands of the governments of both countries.
Both the BCCI and PCB confirmed that they had
written to their governments asking for
clearance for the tour, which is likely to feature
five limited-overs games - three ODIs and two
T20s. This is the first official confirmation
offered by the BCCI about the decision taken to
play the bilateral series in Sri Lanka.
Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary, said he had
written to the Indian Foreign Ministry on
Tuesday. "I have written a letter to the Foreign
Ministry seeking clearance to play with Pakistan
in Sri Lanka," Thakur told PTI. "According to the
agreement of India and Pakistan, both teams
were supposed to play in the UAE or at any
other neutral venue if the conditions in Pakistan
were not suitable. It is up to Pakistan as to
where they want to play. After discussions with
the BCCI and PCB, both countries have decided
to play in Sri Lanka."
The decision to play the series in Sri Lanka was
taken at the meeting between BCCI president
Shashank Manohar and PCB chairman
Shaharyar Khan in Dubai on Sunday. The PCB,
though, did not mention Sri Lanka as the venue
in a media release issued today, saying the final
decision would be announced publicly by ECB
president Giles Clarke, who was present as a
facilitator during the Dubai meeting between the
two boards.
"There has been much speculative reportage on
the PCB-BCCI discussions in Dubai under the
facilitation of Mr Giles Clarke. The facts are as
follows: a) PCB has informed the government of
the talks in Dubai that were regarded as fruitful.
The PCB has not asked for an NOC from
government for it is the government's
prerogative to decide on the issue. b) Similarly,
BCCI is also seeking its government's views on
these matters. c) No request has been received
from BCCI regarding the sharing of revenues. d)
In due course, Mr Giles Clarke would brief the
media of developments," the release said.
Both sides have been tightlipped after the
meeting, divulging few specific details including
the possible dates for the series. However
officials who have been privy to details of the
Dubai meeting indicated they the series could be
played between December 15 and the first week
of January. India then travel to Australia to play
a limited-overs series, which begins on January
12.