The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India in a letter expressed regret over the cancellation of talks between the heads of the two boards -- Shaharyar Khan and Shashank Manohar.
The PCB said in an announcement that the BCCI had sent a letter in which Manohar has expressed sincere regrets for cancellation of the talks in Mumbai last week.
"They have also conveyed to us that the BCCI has officially approached the Indian government to obtain definitive guidance on reviving bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan," a PCB spokesman said.
Shaharyar had travelled to Mumbai last week on the invitation of Manohar to hold talks on cricket issues and two other senior officials of the board Najam Sethi and Subhan Ahmad also accompanied him.
But after Shiv Sena activists stormed into the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai the talks were called off and Shaharyar on returning home complained that despite his stay in Mumbai and New Delhi the
He had written a letter to the BCCI complaining about the treatment meted out to the Pakistan delegation and also called on the Indian board to convey a clear decision on whether they can play the series in December in the United Arab Emirates.
Shaharyar had also said that the PCB would seek guidance from its government on whether to send the national team to India next year for the World T20 event.
Shaharyar told reporters in Lahore that he is happy to see the BCCI has accepted the ground situation.
"It is a good gesture that they have expressed regret over the cancellation of the talks and also now spoken about the series with their government," he said.
"It gives some hope again that the series might be held after all in December."
Asked whether Pakistan would be willing to accept any proposal for a shorter series from the Indians the PCB chief said if such a proposal is made they would have a look at. However, he added that PBC want to play a full series as has been agreed in the MoU signed between the two boards.
