ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has invited Sri Lanka to tour next month as a fill-in opponent after India confirmed Thursday it will not go ahead with its scheduled visit.
India's cricket authorities were advised by the government Thursday not to proceed with the tour in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 164 people.
The Indian government says the attack was carried out by militants from Pakistan.
'Yes, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, through an e-mail, has informed us that its government has not cleared the tour of Pakistan,' the Pakistan Cricket Board's chief operating officer Salim Altaf said.
'They (BCCI) have also said that if the situation gets normal in the future it would send its team to Pakistan.'
The PCB official said that despite disappointment of not hosting India, 'we are still on normal terms with BCCI because it was a decision neither in their nor in our hands.'
'Today we have sent an invitation to Sri Lanka to play three test matches, three limited-overs and a Twenty20 international against us in Pakistan,' Altaf said.
'We hope they will agree to it and come after Jan. 20 shortly after hosting Bangladesh.'
India had been due to tour between Jan. 8-Feb. 19 for three tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20.
It is the third major tour cancellation of Pakistan this year on security grounds. Australia pulled out of its scheduled visit, while the International Cricket Council also postponed the Champions Trophy one-day tournament.