The Pakistan cricket Board has on Friday welcome d the statements of former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister Ch. Pervez Elahi, who hailed the steps towards the revival of cricket between Pakistan and India. The cricket boards of both the countries are working on the revival of the sports and in the first step forward they have announced to play three ODIs and two T20 matches in December at neutral venue or India. A spokesman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Nadeem Sarwar welcomed the statements of Mian Nawaz Sharif and Ch. Pervez Elahi on resumption of Pak- India bilateral cricketing ties. Mian Nawaz, himself an ardent cricket follower, had said in media that the resumption of cricketing ties between Pakistan and India is a positive sign will help improve the relation between both the countries. While Deputy PM Ch. Pervez Elahi also has similar views and welcomed the development and lauded the efforts of Pakistan Cricket Board in this regard. Sarwar, in a statement said: “The improvement of relations between PCB and all other boards have been on top priority of Chairman PCB Ch. Zaka Ashraf since he assumed the office last year. It is due to his consistence efforts that this series could be materialized.”