New Delhi, March 3: The marquee World Twenty20 match between India and Pakistan at Dharamsala will be played as scheduled on March 19, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur aserted on Thursday.

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Recently the Himachal Pradesh's political leaders made strong reservations over holding the India-Pakistan match in a state that has a high chunk of serving and retired soldiers in the Indian Army as well as families of martyrs of the Kargil War.

Leaders from both the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party are united in their opposition to the Super 10 Group 2 match being hosted at Dharamsala on March 19, keeping in mind the local sentiments.

But Thakur on Thursday said he has met chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh and the talks have been progressive and the match will be staged as scheduled.

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