Cricket team arrives in Lahore
New Delhi: A special Indian Airlines flight from New Delhi has brought the Indian cricket team to Lahore at the start of their 40 day Pakistan tour. After a quick immigration check, the team was whisked off to a hotel, traveling in
a bulletproof bus.

Earlier in the day, the team members called on the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who presented a bat to the team captain Saurav Ganguly along with his best wishes for the series. The team had arrived in Delhi last night, after a three-day camp in Kolkata.

The Indians play five one dayers and three tests during a 40 daylong tour of Pakistan. The first tour game is on the 11th, with India taking on Pakistan A in Lahore.
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