Naghmi slams CA as it decides to tour India

SYDNEY: Australia decided Tuesday to go ahead with their upcoming tour of India despite security concerns following a series of deadly bomb attacks in New Delhi, drawing scathing criticism from Pakistan.

"Our advice is there are some concerns and to exercise caution, but currently they do not compromise the tour," Cricket Australia said on its website.

Ricky Ponting's 15-man squad is due to leave this weekend with the first of four Tests starting in Bangalore on October 9.

Delhi will host one Test match from October 29.Confirmation of the tour follows five coordinated bomb blasts which ripped through crowded markets across the Indian capital on Saturday evening, killing more than 20 people and wounding at least 90 others.

Cricket Australia commissioned an urgent security review following the bombings and spokesman Peter Young said it had concluded that travel to India remained appropriate.