World champions Australia, India and Pakistan will play a one-day tri-series in a European venue before next year's ICC Champions Trophy in England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Sunday. Possible choices include Scotland or the Netherlands.
BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said the dates and venue would be announced later.
However, after the tournament, India would then play three one-dayers against hosts England before entering the 15-match Champions Trophy, to be held from September 10 to 25.
India have played Pakistan only in the World Cup in the last three years due to a government ban in 2000 on bilateral cricket owing to political tensions between the two countries.
The ban was lifted recently following a thaw in relations. The Indian team is scheduled to travel to Pakistan next March for its first full tour in 14 years.
The Champions Trophy will be contested by the 10 Test-playing nations plus Kenya and the winner of the ICC Six Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates next March when two of the six teams will be Scotland and the Netherlands.
