"I am positive about it because I had a good meeting with the BCCI President N Srinivasan in Dubai last week and he also had a encouraging response on resumption of bilateral ties," Ashraf told a press conference here.
"I am hopeful that India will soon agree to resume bilateral ties which are so important for both the nations," he added.
India stalled cricket ties with Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008.
Last week, the BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla had made it clear that India would play Pakistan only at home or in Pakistan but not at a neutral venue.
He also said that the participation of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League was linked to the resumption of cricket ties between the two countries.
Ashraf came in for criticism two months back after he gave a statement stating that India avoided playing Pakistan because of the poor form of its team and that it was scared of losing.
But today, the PCB chief sounded positive about ties with India.
