GLASGOW (Scotland), July 2: Tuesday's one-off One-day International between India and Pakistan is in danger of being washed out, says Cricket Scotland chief executive Roddy Smith.

The arch-rivals were unable to train at the Glasgow ground on Monday because of a saturated outfield and intermittent rain.

“We are just hoping that there is not enough rain over the next 12-14 hours to get the ground any wetter because it has rained so much over the last six weeks in Scotland,” Smith said on Monday.

“For the last four or five days it has rained every day so, although we are remaining hopeful of getting play, the ground can't take a lot more rain.”

Smith said he was happy about security arrangements for the match, after members of a suspected group rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a terminal building at Glasgow Airport on Saturday.

“We are very comfortable with the security,” Smith said.

“Security was always going to be tight and will be tomorrow, but it's about having to react to situations that are faced by us.

“The police have been involved for five months in terms of planning the event. Everyone wants the event to go ahead smoothly and I'm sure we can control every situation, apart from the weather.”

Meanwhile, Pakistan and India are happy with the security arrangements.

“The situation has been discussed and we are satisfied with the security arrangements,” the Pakistan Cricket Board’s director of cricket operations Zakir Khan said on Monday. “We are playing – no doubt about it.”

The match at Titwood Cricket Ground is being organized to mark the 60th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan.

“A match against India of any nature is always keenly anticipated and we are expecting a big crowd in for the match despite the security alert in Glasgow,” Zakir said.

India are also happy with security arrangements.

“Security is the responsibility of the home (cricket) board and I'm sure they will take the necessary steps to ensure the safety,” Niranjan Shah, the secretary of the India cricket board, told New Delhi-based newspaper The Hindustan Times in Monday’s edition. “The match will go on without any problem.”

Pakistan will be able to field fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar after the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday that it could not reinstate a doping ban on the cricketers.

The two cricketers were scheduled to play against Scotland on Sunday, but rain caused the match to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.—Agencies

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