Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying, he was "glad that cricket matches will resume between us".

"Matches will be a strong confidence measure building," he said.

The BCCI announced recently that it had decided to resume cricketing ties by inviting the Pakistan cricket team for a short series in December 2012-January 2013.

Three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches have been planned.

Cricketing ties between the two countries were suspended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.