A team of Pakistani officials arrived in India on Monday to review security arrangements for its team during the tournament, whose qualifying matches begin on Tuesday.

A high-voltage India-Pakistan game is planned in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, on March 19, which has attracted some opposition in the state, including from ex-servicemen, over holding the match at the hill station.

Pakistan will play two matches in Mohali, Punjab — against New Zealand on March 22 and against Australia on March 25. The Pakistani team will also play a match in Kolkata on March 16.

The semi-finals of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament will be held in New Delhi on March 30 and in Mumbai a day later. The final will be played in Kolkata on April3.