Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has withdrawn its threat to pull out of the current Australian tour if a ban on Harbhajan Singh was not overturned by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
"There is no question of the tour being called off," BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla quoted president Sharad Pawar as saying on Saturday.
"He (Pawar) said the two boards intend to maintain good relations as there is no problem with the two," Shukla said.
Harbhajan was banned for three Tests after being found guilty of making a racist remark to Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during last week's controversial second Test in Sydney.
However, the BCCI and the Indian players have denied Harbhajan made any racist remark, with the board threatening to pull out unless the player was exonerated on appeal.
The ICC has appointed New Zealand High Court judge John Hansen as appeals commissioner but has yet to set a date for the hearing.
Pawar has said the Indian board would like the appeal to be heard before the One-Day series in Australia starts on February 3.
India are to play in an One-Day International triangular series in Australia, also involving Sri Lanka, next month after the conclusion of the four-Test series.
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