India clubbed with South Africa, England in cricket World CupOctober 7th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - India have been clubbed with South Africa and England among seven countries in Group B for the 2011 cricket World Cup. West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands are the other teams in the group, it was announced by International Cricket Council (ICC) here Wednesday.
ICC to deal with India on security cover for Pak teamAugust 31st, 2009 KARACHI - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has assured Pakistan that it will directly deal with Indian authorities to ensure foolproof security arrangements for its cricket team for the 2011 World Cup matches in India. Sources said Monday that one of the most important clauses of the agreement signed between the ICC and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in Dubai last week states that the game's governing body will directly deal with the security cover for the Pakistan team when it plays in India during the 2011 World Cup.
Pak Punjab governor asks PCB to boycott 2011 World Cup matches in IndiaAugust 15th, 2009 LAHORE - The Governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, Salman Taseer, has urged President Asif Ali Zardari to ask the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to boycott its matches scheduled to be held in India. Taseer, in his letter to Zardari, has said that the PCB should ask the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host its World Cup matches in Dubai rather than in India.
PCB pushing to host Test series against India in EnglandAugust 15th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board, as part of an out of court settlement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the 2011 World Cup hosting dispute, is pushing to host a Test and One-Day series against India in England. According to a PCB insider, ICC president David Morgan, during his recent meeting with PCB chief Ijaz Butt, assured to convince the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the series.
Pakistan hockey selector calls for regular matches with IndiaAugust 1st, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan hockey legend Hassan Sardar believes a successful revival of the national game can happen with regular exchanges of home-and-away matches against old rivals India. Hassan, currently serving as Pakistan hockeys chief selector, said the two former Asian giants will have to play against each other regularly to lift the profile of the sport in the region.
PCB to seek ICC assurance on govt. permission to play in World CupJuly 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt will meet ICC president David Morgan on Tuesday to discuss the possible solutions to a scenario in which the Pakistan cricket team is not allowed to play its 2011 World Cup home matches in India or if the Pakistan Government does not allow its team to play in India. According to sources, the visa issue for Pakistani fans wishing to travel to India to see the World Cup matches is also likely to come up for discussion.
World Junior Squash can thaw Indo-Pak sporting tiesJuly 20th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistans squash officials are hoping that their teams participation in the World Junior Individual Squash Championships in Chennai this summer will help to renew sporting ties with India. Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) secretary Shams-ul Haq told IANS Monday that four of the countrys leading junior players will feature in the world championship to be played from July 20 to Aug 3.
Pakistan minister blames PCB for losing World Cup rightsJuly 1st, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistans Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for losing the 2011 World Cup hosting rights. After a meeting with Pakistan Sports Board in Islamabad, Jilani told reporters that those steering Pakistan cricket were responsible for failure to bring the World Cup 2011 matches back to the country.
Pak govt. holds PCB responsible for losing hosting rights of 2011 World CupJuly 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - : The Pakistan government has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the International Cricket Council' s (ICC) decision to shift 2011 World Cup matches from the country. Pointing fingers towards the PCB chief Ijaz Butt, Sports Minister Pir Aftab Jilani said those who run the matters of PCB are responsible for losing the rights of hosting World Cup 2011 matches.
PCB still hopes to persuade ICC to allow Pakistan host 2011 World Cup matchesJune 27th, 2009 LAHORE - While the International Cricket Council (ICC) has made it clear that it would not revoke its decision of hosting any 2011 World Cup matches in Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still hoping that it would force the apex cricketing agency to change its verdict. After the ICC's confirmation of not hosting any of the 14 matches awarded to Pakistan earlier, the PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, said he was still hopeful that the council would allow Pakistan to host its share of matches at neutral venues.
ICC rejects PCB's proposal of hosting 2011 World Cup matches on neutral venueJune 26th, 2009 LONDON - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) request to stage its share of 2011 World Cup matches at neutral venues such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ICC has decided that the 14 matches, which were allotted to Pakistan earlier, would now be shared between the other three host nations India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
Host nations don't want 2011 World Cup matches in Pak : SLCCJune 24th, 2009 COLOMBO - While the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is persuading the International Cricket Council (ICC) to overturn its decision of not allowing any World Cup matches in Pakistan, the Sri Lankan Cricket Committee (SLCC) has said that the other three host nations also want that Pakistan should not get any World Cup games. The SLCC chairman, Somachandra de Silva said that the other three host nations, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh also agree with the ICC's decision to not host any of the 2011 World Cup matches in Pakistan, as conditions there are not conducive for hosting international events.
PCB banking on 'understanding' with Pawar to resolve 2011 World Cup hosting issuesJune 18th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hoping that its mutual understanding with the Board of Cricket Control in India's former chief, Sharad Pawar, would help it resolve the 2011 World Cup hosting rights issues with the International Cricket Council (ICC). Sources privy to the PCB chief Ijaz Butt said that he is banking on the understandings reached with Pawar to resolve the hosting rights issues with the ICC, when all the top officials of major cricket playing nations meet in London on June 19.
PCB to retain share of World Cup fees: ICCJune 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD/LONDON - The International Cricket Council has agreed to pay the Pakistan Cricket Board a fee of more than 10 million dollars as a World Cup co-host, despite Pakistan being stripped of its scheduled 14 limited-overs matches for security reasons. Pakistan lost the rights to stage its share of the 2011 World Cup matches in April due to security fears in the wake of an attack on the Sri Lankan team by gunmen in Lahore.
ICC undecided on venues for Pakistan's World Cup matchesJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Monday it is yet to decide on the venues of the 2011 World Cup matches that were scheduled to be played in Pakistan, indicating these could be played outside the subcontinent. ICC had dropped Pakistan as a co-host of the World Cup, to be held in the subcontinent, because of volatile security situation there, following which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) initiated legal action against cricket's governing body.
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