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Dungarpur is manager for Pakistan tour December 24, 2005 19:06 IST Former BCCI president Raj Singh Dungarpur would return to Pakistan as the Indian squad's manager after more than two decades when the 16-member team leaves for Lahore from Delhi on January 5, 2006. Dungarpur was the manager of the Indian team on its tour to Pakistan in 1984 which had to be cut short after two drawn Tests following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. After formally announcing Dungarpur's name as the team manager, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said that there would be a media director and assistant manager accompanying the team on the 46-day tour set to conclude on February 19 when the team is slated to return to India. Wing Commander M Baladitya, who was the team cum media manager in the home series against Sri Lanka and South Africa, would be the assistant manager while G S Walia would be the media director and Ramesh Mane would be its masseur, Shah announced. The team would also be accompanied by coach Greg Chappell and support staff comprising John Gloster (physio), Gregory King (trainer), Ian Frazer (biomechanist) and Ramesh Mane (masseur). The team is scheduled to play a warm-up three-day match at Lahore from January 7 before plunging into the three-Test series commencing on January 13 and to be played at Lahore, Faisalabad and Karachi. The Tests would be followed by the five-match one-day international series from February 6 with Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan and Karachi as the venues. "The itinerary is subject to final approval of the Government of India", Shah said. The Indian team's Pak tour itinerary (subject to final approval of the Indian Government): Jan 5, 2006: Arrival in Lahore
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