The BCCI on Wednesday said that they will follow the government's advice though it had agreed in principle to the itinerary prepared for India's tour of Pakistan early next year by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

"We have finalised our Pakistan tour programme with the PCB and in fact have done so till the end of April, which includes our tour of New Zealand. But as the time comes nearer to touring (Pakistan), we will have to wait for the advice (on the itinerary) from our government," BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah told PTI.

As per the itinerary finalised and released by the PCB on Tuesday, Rawalpindi is set to host a Test and one ODI during the January-February 2009 tour.

A senior PCB official had said that the tour's itinerary was approved by the Indians (BCCI) but admitted that they might want to have a review of venues after the Marriott Hotel blast in Islamabad.

Teams playing in Rawalpindi used to stay at the Marriott hotel.

The PCB had also sent to the BCCI a brief of the security plan for the tour, which is on the lines of the one prepared for the (postponed) Champions Trophy with which the Indian board did not have any problems, according to a PCB official.

As per the programme, the January 4 to February 19 tour next year would feature three Tests, five ODIs, a Twenty20 game along with a three-day practice match at Hyderabad (Sind), which kicks off the visit.