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title: "Cricket: India-Pakistan T20 match shifted over security worries"
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# Cricket: India-Pakistan T20 match shifted over security worries

> The Pakistan-India World Twenty20 cricket match has been switched away from the Indian northern hill town of Dharamsala after Pakistan expressed concerns over security, tournament organisers said Wednesday.

By AFP · Published 9 March 2016, 16:30 SAST · Updated 9 March 2016, 16:32 SAST

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"The decision has been taken to relocate the India-Pakistan match from Dharamsala to Kolkata for security reasons," International Cricket Council Chief Executive David Richardson said.

"The bottom line is... security is paramount and it's a difficult decision, not one that we wanted to make because we wanted to stick with the original plan but one we've been forced into," Richardson told a press conference in New Delhi.

Pakistan had delayed their departure to India which is hosting the World T20 as they awaited security clearance from their country's government.

Pakistan sent a security assessment team to India on Monday after voicing repeated concerns about arrangements, saying there had been threats from Hindu activists.