ICC mulls World XI team to Pakistan
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August 18, 2010, Wednesday
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THE International Cricket Council wants to end Pakistan's sporting isolation following a terror attack on the Sri Lanka team by sending an invitational World XI to play there.
The ICC said yesterday it hopes fixtures can be played in Pakistan by the end of 2011, but it was still assessing the security situation and the availability of players.
"World cricket must go back and play in Pakistan," said Giles Clarke, who heads the task force set up by the ICC in 2009 to help Pakistan fulfill its international cricket commitments.
But Clarke, unveiling the plans in the September issue of The Wisden Cricketer magazine, wrote that it was still too early for a national team to return to Pakistan.
"The security challenges are enormous but we cannot allow the terrorists to win," Clarke said.
"With determination and courage an ICC World XI in due course will go and play against Pakistan in her great cities and there will be a marvelous atmosphere."
Pakistan captain Salman Butt said home matches against a team of world-class players would be warmly welcomed by his country's cricket fans.
"If all the players can come and do this favor for Pakistan cricket, I think it would be wonderful," Butt said on yesterday at The Oval while preparing for the third test against England.
"The people of Pakistan are cricket lovers and they have their heroes, not only from Pakistan cricket but from around the world."
The ICC said yesterday it hopes fixtures can be played in Pakistan by the end of 2011, but it was still assessing the security situation and the availability of players.
"World cricket must go back and play in Pakistan," said Giles Clarke, who heads the task force set up by the ICC in 2009 to help Pakistan fulfill its international cricket commitments.
But Clarke, unveiling the plans in the September issue of The Wisden Cricketer magazine, wrote that it was still too early for a national team to return to Pakistan.
"The security challenges are enormous but we cannot allow the terrorists to win," Clarke said.
"With determination and courage an ICC World XI in due course will go and play against Pakistan in her great cities and there will be a marvelous atmosphere."
Pakistan captain Salman Butt said home matches against a team of world-class players would be warmly welcomed by his country's cricket fans.
"If all the players can come and do this favor for Pakistan cricket, I think it would be wonderful," Butt said on yesterday at The Oval while preparing for the third test against England.
"The people of Pakistan are cricket lovers and they have their heroes, not only from Pakistan cricket but from around the world."
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