ICC not to repeat past mistakes
The ICC today said that it has learnt lessons from the 2007 World Cup fiasco and asserted that the Twenty20 championship, scheduled to be held in the West Indies from April 30, will be a resounding success.
"We have learnt lessons from the last time and this Twenty 20 World Cup in the Caribbean will see more involvement of the local people and tickets are going to be very affordable," International Cricket Council(ICC) chief executive Haroon Logart said here this afternoon.
Logart was addressing the media after the ICC World Twenty20 2010 trophy was put on show.
"In the 2007 World Cup, the high price of tickets and severe restrictions on the movement of the fans in the stadia were the fundamental reasons for lack of interests of the local people in the event." he said.
This is perhaps the first time that ICC has openly admitted that all did not go well 2007 world Cup.
For the third edition of the Twenty20 World Cup, being held in a space of two and half years, the common man will be able to get tickets at affordable price and there will be no restriction on fans celebrating inside the stadia in their typical style and way.
Admitting that the shortest form of the game was increasingly popular, Logart however did not agree that the Test and 50 over formats are under any danger.
"All the three formats of the game are very popular and compliment each other so one need not have any apprehension." He said from now onwards, Twenty20 World cup will be held every two years.
Lorgat said the Twenty20 event is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the proud and illustrious history of cricket in the Caribbean.
A double-header featuring Sri Lanka and New Zealand as well as host West Indies taking on qualifier Ireland will set the tournament off and running in Guyana on April 30, with the final taking place in Barbados on May 16.
India will launch its campaign with a tricky match against the new phenomenon of international cricket, Afghanistan, in St Lucia on May 1. As part of an exciting double-header in St Lucia, Pakistan will follow India's match on May 1 by opening its defence of the title it won in England last year with a match against Bangladesh.
"We have learnt lessons from the last time and this Twenty 20 World Cup in the Caribbean will see more involvement of the local people and tickets are going to be very affordable," International Cricket Council(ICC) chief executive Haroon Logart said here this afternoon.
Logart was addressing the media after the ICC World Twenty20 2010 trophy was put on show.
"In the 2007 World Cup, the high price of tickets and severe restrictions on the movement of the fans in the stadia were the fundamental reasons for lack of interests of the local people in the event." he said.
This is perhaps the first time that ICC has openly admitted that all did not go well 2007 world Cup.
For the third edition of the Twenty20 World Cup, being held in a space of two and half years, the common man will be able to get tickets at affordable price and there will be no restriction on fans celebrating inside the stadia in their typical style and way.
Admitting that the shortest form of the game was increasingly popular, Logart however did not agree that the Test and 50 over formats are under any danger.
"All the three formats of the game are very popular and compliment each other so one need not have any apprehension." He said from now onwards, Twenty20 World cup will be held every two years.
Lorgat said the Twenty20 event is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the proud and illustrious history of cricket in the Caribbean.
A double-header featuring Sri Lanka and New Zealand as well as host West Indies taking on qualifier Ireland will set the tournament off and running in Guyana on April 30, with the final taking place in Barbados on May 16.
India will launch its campaign with a tricky match against the new phenomenon of international cricket, Afghanistan, in St Lucia on May 1. As part of an exciting double-header in St Lucia, Pakistan will follow India's match on May 1 by opening its defence of the title it won in England last year with a match against Bangladesh.
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