PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Friday that former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Giles Clarke was in favour of resumption of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan in December.
"Former ECB chairman Giles Clarke is also making an effort and he is also of the opinion that the series should be held for the interest of cricket," Khan told media on the sidelines of fourth day-night international between Pakistan and England in Dubai.
"Clarke believes that a Pakistan-India series is vital for the game and he is also talking to the BCCI chief and I have told him that he has no need to convince us, convince the BCCI. We are trying to make some progress with India and we can only unveil our plan B when it is confirmed the series will not be held with India," Khan said.
Clarke is currently president of ECB.
The chairmen of PCB and BCCI — Shaharyar Khan and Shashank Manohar — are scheduled to meet in Dubai over the weekend.
Khan told reporters in Dubai on Friday that he was trying to save the series with India.
"The matter is now in the hands of our PM Nawaz Sharif and he will decide on the series but we are trying to convince India to play in UAE and drop their proposal of shifting the series to India," Khan said.