<p>According to a senior official of the Pakistan cricket Board, the problem is arising because while Pakistan is due to tour India from first week of March, the Asia Cup is also scheduled to start in Bangladesh around the same time.<br /><br />The official said the statements emanating from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about finding a suitable time slot for the revival of bilateral series between the two countries pertained to this problem.<br /><br />“The Asian cricket Council (ACC) and the Indians are trying to find a solution because under International cricket Council regulations bilateral tours take precedence over everything else,” the official said.<br /><br />Interestingly, when the ACC finalised the Asia Cup schedule and awarded the event to Bangladesh, bilateral ties between Pakistan and India were suspended by the Indian board.<br /><br />But after the 2011 World Cup semifinal in Mohali and the visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani for the match on the invitation of his Indian counterpart, the diplomatic and political scenario between the two nations have improved. India and Pakistan last played a Test in December 2007.</p>
<p>According to a senior official of the Pakistan cricket Board, the problem is arising because while Pakistan is due to tour India from first week of March, the Asia Cup is also scheduled to start in Bangladesh around the same time.<br /><br />The official said the statements emanating from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about finding a suitable time slot for the revival of bilateral series between the two countries pertained to this problem.<br /><br />“The Asian cricket Council (ACC) and the Indians are trying to find a solution because under International cricket Council regulations bilateral tours take precedence over everything else,” the official said.<br /><br />Interestingly, when the ACC finalised the Asia Cup schedule and awarded the event to Bangladesh, bilateral ties between Pakistan and India were suspended by the Indian board.<br /><br />But after the 2011 World Cup semifinal in Mohali and the visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani for the match on the invitation of his Indian counterpart, the diplomatic and political scenario between the two nations have improved. India and Pakistan last played a Test in December 2007.</p>