PCB: We'll Prove Pakistan Is Safe

India will tour Pakistan at the end of the year.

The Pakistan Cricket Board plan to use the scheduled Test and one-day series with India later this year to prove their capability of hosting the Champions Trophy.

Pakistan still retain the rights to host the tournament after the International Cricket Council decided to postpone the eight-team tournament originally scheduled to be held in Lahore and Karachi from September 12-28.

The ICC decision came after South Africa refused to send a team to Pakistan due to security fears, while several other countries were also considering withdrawals.

Security experts from the ICC and the PCB had declared the country safe for cricket, but independent security experts employed by countries such as Australia had declared that security measures were inadequate.

"The security concerns which exist now will be reviewed," said PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi.

"We've offered to make the series against India as a test case.

"The participating nations that have had security concerns have been invited to send independent security experts to review and assess the arrangements made for the series against India."

India play three Tests and five one-day matches in Pakistan in a series starting in December this year.

"We are very confident that things will get better next year and we will deliver a memorable Champions Trophy," Naghmi added.