The ICC has scrapped plans to fly up to seven teams from Dubai to the World Twenty20 in West Indies, after restrictions on flights were eased across Europe after a volcanic ash cloud decreased considerably. The International Cricket Council had made contingency plans for Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, South Africa and Bangladesh to transit through Dubai on Sunday or Monday before being flown to West Indies on a charter flight. The seven teams along with England will now fly directly to the West Indies as originally scheduled.
England to fly direct to West Indies
English cricket chiefs breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after it was confirmed that their World Twenty20 squad will be able to fly directly to the West Indies this weekend. The end of a shutdown of much of Europe?s airspace because of volcanic ash emanating from Iceland means the England squad will not now have to undergo a lengthy detour via Dubai in order to get to the tournament. Instead, they will fly out of London on Sunday on a scheduled flight which will leave them with a few days to acclimatise before their first warm-up match, against Bangladesh in Barbados on April 28.
IPL should be banned, says Bal Thackeray
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has said the Indian Premier League (IPL) should be banned to save the game of cricket. It is now necessary to save the ?gentleman?s game. The Government should immediately ban the cash-rich tournament,? he said in a statement on Tuesday. ?The ongoing controversy involving IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi and former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has damaged the image of the game,? he said.
Hyderabad win in T20 tourney
Hyderabad Forte (PAK)qualified for the semifinals when they crushed Tando Allah Yar by 148 runs in their match of the All Sindh Inter-District Twenty20 Cricket Championship held at Hyderabad. Batting first, Hyderabad Forte scored 245 in the allotted 20 overs. Faisal Athar top-scored with 137 off 59 balls. In reply, Tando Allahyar were dismissed for only 97 with Shaukat Ali scoring 37. Naeem-ur-Rehman grabbed three while Rizwan Ahmed picked up two wickets.
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