Pak to play final if semifinal washed out: ICC
DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the Pakistan cricket team will play final of the mega event in Mumbai owing to better potion in the group if the rains wash away much-awaited second semifinal showdown, Geo News reported.
The council said the semifinal clash, scheduled to be held on Wednesday at Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Indian city Mohali between archrivals Pakistan and India, would be held on Thursday in case the incessant rains continue.
In another move to make the cricket match possible, ICC has decided to reduce 50-50 overs show to 20-20 overs for each side even if the match could not be held on Thursday due to rains.
However, Pakistan will qualify for final in the event when every effort goes in vain, ICC said.
It is pertinent to mention here that the second semifinal of cricket world cup 2011 is all set to be played between India and Pakistan today (Wednesday) in Indian city Mohali.
The other team, Sri Lanka, have already qualified for the final having comprehensively beaten New Zealand by five wickets on Tuesday.
Bangladesh security force told to keep eyes off the ball
DHAKA: Police and elite security forces in Bangladesh have been warned against “loitering” and watching the cricket rather than doing their job at the World Cup.
The country’s home office issued a statement warning of a crackdown on the “rogue” security officials after members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police were spotted lazing in media seats at a match in Dhaka on Saturday.
“The security people deployed at the stadium should be on their toes or inside their camps and must not loiter around or occupy others’ chairs in the gallery during World Cup matches,” a Home Ministry official said, reading out excerpts from an order sheet for Reuters.
The order was issued before Bangladesh meet Ireland in Dhaka on Friday in Group B.
Bangladesh are jointly hosting the World Cup with subcontinent neighbours India and Sri Lanka.
They staged the opening game last Saturday with a defeat by India.
Security at the Cricket World Cup in the sometimes volatile region is a particularly big issue in the sport after a gun attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore in March 2009 leading to the deaths of eight people.
Pakistan has not staged an international match since.
On the opening match in the country, officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) saw that a number of seats were occupied by a section of security officials and their families at the media overflow area.
“Some of them were on duty and the rest managed their entry through their colleagues having authority to issue an on-duty pass,” the Home Ministry official said.
He asked not to be named as the matter was so sensitive.
“The order is likely to prevent the rogue officials from becoming spectators at the stadium instead of doing their duty on match days,” an official of the RAB said.
Several hundred security officials drawn from police, RAB and intelligence agencies from different forces including the army will remain deployed in and around the stadium to give security to the players, officials and fans during match days.
“If the order is flouted or any personnel found repeating such an offence in the coming World Cup matches, they will be demoted or suspended from the service,” said a police spokesman.
“We must stop this attitude of some people enjoying matches at the expense of others or without making any payment.
“We will not allow any official irrespective of rank and file to lower the image of the nation in this illegal way.”
Dhaka is hosting five more matches including a quarter-final on March 25. TrendPK
World Cup eclipses 7 Khoon Maaf
February 21, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Entertainment
MUMBAI: The Cricket World Cup 2011 has over shadowed Vishal Bharadwaj’s latest presentation ”Saat Khoon Maaf” which was expected to lead the box office.
The film is a thriller, a dark comedy and comes riding on enticing trailers and promos.
However, the film, despite the presence of Priyanka Chopra in a notorious avatar, has received lukewarm response at the box office. The film has garnered mixed reviews from the critics but it hasn”t transformed into box office success.
The film is facing the World Cup hurdle and it is being reflected on its collections.
World Cup final venue fails fire safety inspection
February 18, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
MUMBAI: Wankhede Stadium, venue for the Cricket World Cup final on April 2, has not met fire safety standards, the chief fire officer for Mumbai told the Press Trust of India on Friday.
“We will soon write a letter to the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) stating there is a need to comply with fire safety norms at the stadium. Once they abide by the terms we would again conduct an inspection,” chief fire officer Uday Tatkare was quoted as saying.
“The team has found that the newly renovated stadium has many loopholes in its fire safety mechanism. The stadium must be in compliance with the fire safety conditions,” Tatkare said. AGENCIES
World Cup 2011: ICC notifies umpire and match referee appointments
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced umpire and match referee appointments for the warm-up and group stage matches for its flagship event the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which will be staged from 19 February to 2 April in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.Steve Davis of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Kumar Dharmasena of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and a former World Cup winner with Sri Lanka in 1996, will stand in the tournament opener which will be played between Bangladesh and India in Mirpur on Saturday 19 February.Billy Doctrove and Asad Rauf, both from the elite panel, will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively while Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referee will be the match referee.
Lee, David Hussey in Aussie squad for first ODI
MELBOURNE: Australia named paceman Brett Lee and batsman David Hussey in a 14-man squad for the first of seven one-day internationals against England, brightening their chances of making the cut for next month’s World Cup.
Sunday’s ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be Australia’s last before the Jan. 19 deadline by which the teams have to name their final 15 for the tournament in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
“The squad is selected for one game only in order for the national selection panel to look at certain players before we select the ICC
Cricket World Cup squad of fifteen on January 19,” chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said in a statement.
“Ricky Ponting is recovering from a finger injury sustained during the Ashes, which gives Michael Clarke another chance to lead the one-day side.”
ICC World Cup 2011 trophy unveiled in Lahore
The unveiling ceremony of the Cricket World Cup trophy, 2011 was held in Lahore, trendpk.Com reported on Thursday.
Manager of Pakistan Cricket Team Intikhab Alam said had the world cup scheduled in Pakistan it would have been a matter of jubilation for the country. He said that there are no favourites in the mega event and that Pakistan is capable of facing any team of the world. He further said that the players are in good form and that the players would perform their best. Pakistans skipper said that the present combination of the team is producing results and the team would try to become world champions with this combination. Opener Muhammad Hafeez said that the team would try to become world champion by working hard.
Cricket World Cup’s mascot Stumpy unveiled
COLOMBO: Cricket World Cup 2011 mascot ‘Stumpy’ was unveiled at a simple but impressive ceremony at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium here on the eve of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India.
The mascot, an elephant, was named ‘Stumpy’ after an online selection process that drew proposals from thousands of cricket fans around the world.
The lucky winner will receive a cricket bat signed by the all-star quartet of India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena.
The World Cup will be held for the third time in the sub-continent. India and Pakistan had hosted it in 1987, with Sri Lanka being included for the 1996 edition. These three countries, along with Bangladesh were originally to host the 2011 event but Pakistan was dropped on security considerations.
My Stery Still Shrouding Facts Attack On Sri Lankan Team
March 3, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
The attack on Sri Lankan team last year deprived Pakistan of the privilege to host the Cricket World Cup 2011, also making the local playgrounds await holding of international games.
Even after lapse of a year, police is still clueless as neither anyone convicted nor any action has been taken in this regard. In the attack on the SL team a dozen gunmen attacked the team bus with rifles, grenades and pistols, wounding six players, a British coach and a Pakistani umpire and killing seven policemen.
Since the attack, two assailants have been arrested, one was shot and killed while one of the facilitators was identified and is in prison and four others are still at large. The attackers ambushed the Sri Lankan team’s convoy on Liberty Roundabout on March 3, 2009 and fired AK-47s and rockets and hurled grenades at the team’s bus. The attackers fled after a 25-minute crossfire with police. On the day of the attack, 1,500 policemen had been deputed on The Mall in front of the Punjab Assembly, the Governor’s House and the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
India may lose rights to host World Cup 2011
World Cup 2011, New Zealand Cricket Board has warned India that Cricket World Cup 2011 venue could be shifted to Australia-New Zealand. The warning has been issued due to the alarming security situation prevailing in the entire sub continent.
New Zealand Cricket Board Chief Executive Justin Wan said security situation in the entire subcontinent is of great concern to the ICC, thus Australia-New Zealand may be given the rights to host the World Cup 2011. He also said that New Zealand tour to India would clarify the situation of security in India.
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