|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will offer its Pakistan counterpart to arrange the bilateral series between the two teams in any neutral venue if they fail to get the government's nod to tour the country next February.

A delegate from Bangladesh government has recently visited Pakistan for security assessment but they are yet to confirm BCB for the tour.

“If we get the clearance from the government, we can start the discussion with them [Pakistan],” BCB Cricket Operations chairman Akram Khan said here today.

“But we are yet to get the clearance as of now. Everything will depend on what the government wants. We will definitely sit with the player to take their opinion at the same [if the government gives clearance].”

“But if we don’t get the clearance from the government for any reason, we have to discuss playing in a neutral venue. If we get the clearance, then the thing will be different. So at this moment, we have to wait for the security report from the government.”

Akram said they are open to discuss on playing Test and T20 series separately in separate time with Pakistan.

Bangladesh’s women and youth team have already toured in Pakistan but the male national team’s tour will be a different matter, said Akram without elaborating.

The male team is scheduled to play a two-match Test and three-match T20 International series against Pakistan next February.

International cricket has already revived in the country since the attack on Sri Lankan national team bus in 2009.

While the likes of West Indies and Sri Lanka visited there for a short tour that only included ODI and T20 matches, Bangladesh in the past didn’t get the government’s consent to visit the place.

Bangladesh visited Pakistan for the last time in 2008, a series where Shakib Al Hasan established him as the world’s best all-rounder with his sparkling performance in both batting and bowling.