“I am sure the Bangladesh tour will break the ice, and the breakthrough achieved during President Asif Ali Zardari''s tour to India will also help in the revival of Indo-Pak cricket.u00a0 I had a good meeting with BCCI president Narayanan Srinivasan and this time he was more positive on the revival of the ties,” The Daily Times quoted Ashraf, as saying.

“I thank the ICC for the way they appreciated the revival of cricket and approved of it. The situation is not like it was in 2009. Since cricket was suspended in Pakistan our grounds were left deserted but things have improved and I hope more teams will come after the Bangladesh team''s tour,” he added.