World Cup in UAE

by The One Mon 15 Jun 2009, 16:19

pak wants to shift its matches to the UAE. good idea?

on the positive side it give pak some semblance of hosting rights. on the negative side it spreads it out a bit too much geographically, flying in and out will not be convenient. maybe they can base one of the groups there, but all knock-out matches to remain in the sub-con. weather suitability may also be a factor, dont know if its cricket-friendly at the same time as the sub-con

by JKLever Mon 15 Jun 2009, 16:22

Would make sense to base a whole group there...

by doremi Mon 15 Jun 2009, 18:03

Pfft, just divide the matches between the other three countries, or even the other two if Pak have problems with India getting their matches.

by PlanetPakistan Mon 15 Jun 2009, 19:48

The One wrote:pak wants to shift its matches to the UAE. good idea?

on the positive side it give pak some semblance of hosting rights. on the negative side it spreads it out a bit too much geographically, flying in and out will not be convenient. maybe they can base one of the groups there, but all knock-out matches to remain in the sub-con. weather suitability may also be a factor, dont know if its cricket-friendly at the same time as the sub-con

yeah

by jim rich Wed 17 Jun 2009, 12:02

Even if the group involving Pakistan is allowed to play its RR matches in the UAE, what happens if and when Pakistan qualify and are forced to play in India? Maybe by that time they'll have kissed and made up.

by The One Wed 17 Jun 2009, 12:15

india wouldnt have problems hosting pak. if pak doesnt want to play i guess it will count as a forfeit

the finals is in bombay anyways, so they would have to play there if they make it that far. would be quite interesting if the pakistanis did make it to bombay after 26/11. i wouldnt like to see the kind of reception they would get here

by jim rich Wed 17 Jun 2009, 13:20

Pity that really. Its not the Pakster team to blame but I guess you can't blame the inflamed disposition of the Indians either.

by Invader Zim Wed 17 Jun 2009, 13:34

What about the games in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh? They will need to be moved too...

by rey Thu 18 Jun 2009, 15:52

What's the back up plan should another mumbai style attack take place in the months running up to the WC. Move it to SA?

by The One Thu 18 Jun 2009, 16:04

world war III?

by Hass Fri 19 Jun 2009, 05:24

This is another example of the ICC having no idea.

It's sad that Pakistan won't be able to host matches, but moving their share to the UAE is just silly.

The World Cup was already spread too thinly over four countries. Spreading it over three countries increases the concentration and should make for a better World Cup.

If Pakistan's angry that India will get more matches then they just need to get over themselves. The World Cup belongs to the world not to any particular bloc or country.