BANGLORE, Dec 22:
Amid cheers from waiting fans, the Pakistan Twenty20 squad led by Mohammed Hafeez, landed here tonight for its much-waited tour of the country during which it will play two T20 matches, first of which will be held on December 25.
The 15-member squad landed at the Bangalore International Airport at around 9.45 pm, for what will be the first bilateral series between India and Pakistan since 2007.
After a brief reception ceremony, the team came out around 9.50 pm through the terminal transfer lounge.
The players, clad in green blazers, boarded the team buses and immediately drove down to a city hotel, escorted by pilot cars.
Against the backdrop of Shiv Sena and right wing outfit Sri Ram Sene’s threat to disrupt the Indo-Pak cricket series, tight security was provided for the Pakistan team’s arrival at the airport. Karnataka State Reserve Police, Central Industrial Security Force, city police and gun-totting City Armed Reserves personnel were deployed at the airport.(PTI)
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