The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday night welcomed the Indian government's decision to allow its team to play Pakistan in a multi-lateral series and proposed a quadrangular one-day tournament next year to be jointly hosted by both countries to cement cricket ties between them.

"The Indian authorities have shown flexibility in furthering cricket ties with Pakistan and have taken initiatives in this regard by agreeing to allow their team to play Pakistan in multi-lateral tournaments. The PCB welcomes this," PCB chief Lt Gen Tauqir Zia told reporters in Lahore after the completion of a two-day conference of the Asian Cricket Council.

To further cement cricketing ties between the two countries, Zia said the ACC was planning to organise a quadrangular one-day series involving West Indies and Zimbabwe apart from India and Pakistan to be played in February next year.

"West Indies is visiting Pakistan early next year and Zimbabwe will be in India. It is a good opportunity to organise a tournament involving all the four countries," Zia said, adding that the tournament can be played in both the countries.

Zia said Pakistan was not unduly worried about the Indian government's ban on a bilateral series. "We are not bothered whether India plays us or not. If they do not want to play us we are also not interested in playing them."

© PTI