Khanna added that it is now upto the cricket boards of the two countries to decide the 'fate' of the opening match of the Pakistan tour that features three Tests and an equal number of One-day Internationals.

The Indian manager refused to discuss further on the matter but simply added with a smile that ``let's keep our fingers crossed and see what happens in the morning,'' when this correspondent contacted him late on Thursday night.

Meanwhile, a KCCA official has given the indication that there is very little chance of play resuming on Friday.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the official observed that the Indians will obviously stand by the instructions of the Indian cricket board.

Meanwhile, Indian coach Krishnammachari Srikkanth and batsman Reetinder Singh Sodhi arrived on Wednesday night to join the rest of the touring side. Their arrival here was delayed because they had proceeded to South Africa for the Youth World Cup that ended earlier this week.

If the match continues, the tourists will resumed their first innings at 382 for five in reply to KCCA's 338 for nine declared.