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Pakistan strip of 2011 Cricket World Cup matches

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Pakistan has been deprived of hosting Cricket World Cup 2011 matches due to security concerns. Pakistan had to host 13 ODIs of top cricket tournament that was jointly to be hosted by four South Asian nations in 2011.

But the matches and the secretariat of the tournament that had been established in Lahore has been shifted from the country due to inappropriate law and order situation.

The decisions were made in a special meeting of International Cricket Council (ICC) held here to review the preparations and security situation of World Cup 2011 jointly to be hosted now by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The former three countries now would host the matches earlier to be played in Pakistan, ICC officials informed newsmen in a press conference. They also expressed their sorrow but said that ICC was forced to take such decisions in view of “the uncertain security situation there”.

It was reported that the officials of Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) did not supported the Pakistan’s efforts against shifting the matches from its land in ICC meeting.

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