The block timing of the seven-week long tour was decided last week in a meeting of the presidents of the Pakistan and the India board -Khaled Mahmood and Raj Singh Dungarpur -- who are now in Dhaka to witness the Wills International Cup.
Pakistan, who last toured India in 1986-87, will play three Tests and as many One-Day Internationals against their arch rivals. The last Test match between the two perennial foes was played when India toured Pakistan in 1989-90 under the captaincy of Kris Srikanth.
Calcutta, Madras and Bangalore have been primarily earmarked as Test venues while the limited-over matches are likely to be played at Chandrigarh's Mohali, Cuttack and Kanpur.