13 January 1999
Pakistan to play first Test at Madras
By Our Sports Correspondent
LAHORE, Jan 12: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially announced
programme of the Pakistan cricket team tour of India which is
scheduled to start from Jan 23.
But the programme was issued without noticing the recent changes made
in venues of the first two Tests of the series which was published in
national dailies on Tuesday.
Talking to Dawn the PCB Media Advisor Col (retd.) Rafi Nasim said
that the board was only issuing the programme which had been approved
by the two boards. The Indian cricket authority, he added, had not
yet informed the PCB about any fresh changes in the approved
itinerary.
He said that any change in the tour programme would be discussed by
the PCB before giving it a final approval.
According to the Press report, the first Test which is scheduled to
be held from Jan 28 to Feb 1 has been shifted to Chennai from New
Delhi. The second Test which is to be played from Feb 4 to 8 now will
be played at New Delhi instead of Chennai, the Press report said.
During the tour, Pakistan will also play a Test match against India
in the three-nation first Asian Test Championship at Calcutta from
Feb 16 to 20. Sri Lanka is the third country, participating in the
championship against whom Pakistan will play at Lahore in the
championship from March 4 to 8. The final will be played at Dhaka
from March 12 to 16.
The three countries will also play one-day tournament from March 19
to April 4.
Following is programme approved by the Pakistan and Indian cricket
boards:
Tour matches:
Jan 23 to 25: Three day match against India 'A' at Gwalior. Jan 28 to
Feb 1: First Test at Chennai (Madras). Feb 4 to 8: Second Test at New
Delhi. Feb 11 to 13: Three-day against President Eleven at Cochin.
Asian Test Championship:
Feb 16 to 20: India vs Pakistan at Calcutta. Feb 25 to March 1: India
vs Sri Lanka Colombo. March 4 to 8: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Lahore.
March 12 to 16: Final at Dhaka.
Triangular one-day tournament:
March 19: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Jamshedpur. March 22: India vs Sri
Lanka at Nagpur. March 24: India vs Pakistan at Jaipur. March 27:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Vizag. March 30: India vs Sri Lanka at Pune.
April 2: India vs Pakistan (Day and Night) at Mohali. April 4: Final
(Day and Night) at Bangalore.
Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)