The schedule for the India Pakistan One-Day series has been altered due to security concerns.

The first ODI, to be played at Peshawar on February 6, will now be played in Rawalpindi on the same date.
The second ODI, on February 8, will now be held at Peshawar instead of Rawalpindi where it was originally scheduled.

The switch in venues has come about because of concerns that there would have been a shortage in security personnel for Peshawar on February 6.

 "The first week of February coincides with Ashura, a ten-day period in the Islamic month of Muharram, which generally requires extra security manpower to be placed around Islamabad and Rawalpindi, particularly. If we had held the game in Peshawar first, there would have been a shortage of security manpower. It's just a venue switch as it enables us to get the right amount of security for the Peshawar ODI." Said Salim Altaf the PCB Director.

Altaf revealed that all Test matches would start at 9.45am (PST), 15 minutes earlier than the starts during the recent series against England. This is to avoid the potential impact of fog and poor light, a particular winter problem in Pakistan, where two Test matches will be played. Since considerable number of overs were lost due to poor light in Lahore and Faisalabad.

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