World Twenty20 2016: Pakistan Set To Fly to India After Dharamsala All-Clear

The Pakistanis are finally coming. After threatening to withdraw from the ICC T20 World Cup due to security reasons, the 2009 T20 world champions are scheduled to land in India on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pakistan team will fly out of Lahore and land in New Delhi en route to Kolkata where they will play a warm-up match ahead of the main tournament starting on March 15.

Meanwhile, the clash between India and Pakistan in Dharamsala has been given the green signal after the Himachal Pradesh state government agreed to provide security, the BCCI has announced.  (T20 World Cup 2016: International Cricket Council Confident About India-Pakistan Match in Dharamsala)

There was plenty of uncertainty whether the match would take place in Dharamsala after protests and a statement from the Himachal Pradesh chief minister that the game should be shifted out of the venue.  (ICC T20 World Cup: Ex-Pakistan Captain Inzamam ul Haq Allays Security Fears in India)

A Pakistan security delegation had arrived in Dharamsala on Monday to assess the security situation. On Tuesday, ICC World Twenty20 Tournament Director MV Sridhar said, "The match is on. The state and central governments are on board and all security arrangements have been made," he said after a meeting with Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry MK Singla.

The Pakistani team, headed by Director Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Usman Anwar and comprising Pakistan Cricket Board official Ajam Khan, had crossed over to India via the land transit route of Attari-Wagah border of Punjab on Monday.

The much-anticipated match was throw into jeopardy after Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh said the game should be shifted out to respect popular sentiments after the Pathankot terror attacks.

- With Inputs from PTI