Other Boards Demand Share of IPL Booty Former Pakistan Corrupt Practices,” He Said Pakistan Player the Board of Control for League Similar to the IPL

Friday 22nd April, 2011 Khan guides Pakistan to thrilling victory by Roshen Steelman Cricket crucified Pakistan women’s vice-captain Javeria Khan stood tall as wickets fell BY REX CLEMENTINE that Sri Lanka had reached two succes- around her to guide her team to a The government of Sri Lanka and sive World Cup finals and had lost both thrilling two-wicket win in their ODI the Cricket Interim Committee crucified and that shouldn’t be repeated in 2015 against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Sri Lankan cricket a day prior to Good and everything possible should be done Club yesterday. Right-hand opening bat Friday when they made a complete u to ensure the country won the World Khan scored an unbeaten 63 to help turn to their earlier decision to recall Cup in four years time. Pakistan reach their winning target of national cricketers from the Indian Sri Lanka’s tour to England had been 154 with ten balls to spare. Premier League (IPL) tournament by the in the Future Tour Programme (FTP) for Pakistan were wobbling at one stage 5th of May to prepare for Sri Lanka’s more than three years now and after the with the score reading 62 for five wickets, tour of England. latest decision cricket analysts were but skipper Sana Mir 20, Asmavia Iqbal After pressure from the Board of wondering how SLC failed to mention in 23 and Batool Fatima 13 made sure Control for Cricket in India, SLC and the the Non Objection Certificate (NOC) Pakistan ‘got home’ in their opening Sports Ministry had to give in and agree given to IPL players that they need to encounter of the tour. to let the players continue to play the arrive in Colombo well in advance for Khan’s match winning knock was IPL till the 18th. What that effectively the IPL. compiled in 118 deliveries and included means is that players representing the Sources told The Island that there five fours. IPL are most likely to not play any warm were attempts to get newly appointed Earlier, Sri Lanka, choosing to bat up games ahead of the first Test Match national captain Tillakaratne Dilshan to first, got off to a poor start when they lost against England in Cardiff. leave India early to lead the side from their top six batswomen for just 48 runs. Javeria Khan Sri Lanka’s first warm up game the start of the tour. SLC also said that a Left-arm spinner Sadia Yousuf and right- ahead of the Tests begins on the 14th of few additional players could make the arm fast bowler Qanita Jalil were May followed by the second game on the tour to make up for the absence of play- impressive as they took three wickets Brief Scores: 19th of May in Derby. Sports Minister Mahindananda ers who are busy representing Indian apiece to put Sri Lanka in trouble during Sri Lanka 153 all out in 49.5 overs (Eashani The arrival of the national cricket Aluthgamage franchises. the early stages of the game. Kaushlya 35, Deepika Rasangika 31, Udeshika team could be even delayed by three Dilshan on Wednesday had said that At one stage it looked like Sri Lanka Prabodhani 19, Chamari Polgampola 13; more days after the Vice-President of The Minister also said that former commitment to Sri Lankan cricket would be bowled-out under 100 runs, but Qanita Jalil 3/20, Said Yousuf 3/29, Masooma Board of Control for Cricket in India Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge had should take precedence over all else and Eashani Kaushlya with 35 and Deepika Junaid 2/26) was quoted in Times of India as saying given an assurance to the BCCI in 2008 that he’s prepared to return home by the Rasangika with 31 runs helped the host Loss to that Sri Lankan players will remain in that Sri Lankan players are free to play 5th of May to prepare for the tour of to post a total of 153. Pakistan 154 for 8 wkts in 48.2 overs (Javeria India till the 21st of May. ten years of full IPL without any inter- England. This game, considered an additional Khan 63 n.o., Sana Mir 20, Asmavia Iqbal 23, “The Cricket Interim Committee has ruption. The Island also learns that the play- match, will be followed by the made a mistake by not mentioning a The Minister, however, didn’t reveal ers who are playing in the IPL will Quadrangular Series which will feature Botool Fatima 13, Masooma Junaid 09; date on which the players should return whether at least now the Cricket Interim directly arrive in London from various Netherland, Ireland, Pakistan and Sri Shashikala Siriwardene 3/29, Eashani to prepare for the tour of England,” Committee that has faced several allega- Indian locations as there’s not sufficient Lanka. Kaushlya 3/23, Sandamali Dolawatta 1/17) Minister of Sports Mahindananda tions will be discontinued. time to return to Colombo and make the Aluthgamage told The Island. On Tuesday, Aluthgamage had stated trip. Indian Premier League Oops! Real Madrid drops trophy under team bus BCCI wants SL players to stay back New Delhi: The ongoing row early so that he can undergo rehabilita- MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid waited between the Board of Control for tion for a thigh muscle injury. 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey tro- Cricket in India (BCCI) and Sri Lankan Malinga was on Wednesday left out phy — only to drop the cup and watch it get Cricket Board (SLC) regarding the par- of the 16-member squad for the three- crushed under the wheels of a bus. ticipation of the Lankan players in the match Test series in England. Only hours after beating archrival lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) Earlier on Wednesday, Sri Lankan Barcelona in the domestic cup final in took another twist on Thursday with cricketers currently playing in the IPL Valencia, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos the BCCI terming the Lankan cricket had agreed to return home early to pre- let the 15-kilogram (33-pound) cup fall from board’s decision to recall its players as pare for the upcoming England tour, the top of the team bus during celebrations inappropriate. new skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan said. early Thursday morning in the capital. Dilshan is among 11 players who The front right wheel of the bus rolled Talking to reporters, BCCI vice- over the trophy before the driver stopped. president Rajiv Shukla said that the have been asked by Sri Lanka Cricket Emergency services gathered up the Lankan players had earlier committed (SLC) to return home by May 5, more broken pieces and returned them to the to play in the league till May 21 and that than three weeks before the lucrative bus but the trophy did not reappear at the they should honour their commitment. Twenty-20 tournament ends. club’s traditional celebration spot of the “The franchisees were also under “Personally, I am not unhappy to Plaza de Cibeles in central Madrid. the impression that the Sri Lankan return early,” Dilshan told reporters. “The cup fell, it fell,” Ramos said players would be staying till May 21,” he “Playing for my country is more according to Europa Press agency.“But the said. important than playing in the IPL. I cup is OK.” Meanwhile, SLC has asked fast think everybody selected for England Later, the Spain defender made light of bowler Lasith Malinga to return home tour will be happy to come early.” the incident on Twitter. “The whole thing about the cup was a misunderstanding, it didn’t fall ... it In this image made from television, the Copa del Rey trophy is seen under the team bus jumped off when it reached Cibeles (the after Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos let the 15-kilogram (33-pound) cup fall from the top of fountain in Madrid where the team cele- the team bus during celebrations in Madrid, early Thursday, April 21, 2011. Real Madrid brates its titles) and saw so many Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy _ only to drop the cup and watch it fans,” Ramos tweeted. Pakistan’s anti-corruption “Hahahaha ... but don’t worry ... have a get crushed under the wheels of a bus. (AP) good day.” of any kind in three years. the Copa del Rey is a relief,” Madrid cap- Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 after extra Spanish reports said 60,000 fans gath- tain Iker Casillas said before following the programme in full swing time on Wednesday, with Cristiano ered at Cibeles to celebrate the club’s first tradition of wrapping a Madrid insignia Ronaldo’s header giving the club its first silverware under coach Jose Mourinho. and club scarf around the Roman goddess ISLAMABAD (AP) — The head of the scandal. domestic cup since 1993 and its first trophy “After two complicated years, winning that marks the square. Pakistan programme to combat match- Bari has been organizing lectures fixing said Thursday that the three play- since late last year to all 22 regional ers suspended for corruption are not teams, the national under-19 among the 400 who side and Pakistan A squad. Haider cancels have already attended “The players are taught plans to return lectures. Former how to avoid getting lured into Other boards demand share of IPL booty Former Pakistan corrupt practices,” he said Pakistan player The Board of Control for league similar to the IPL. together with the Sri Lankan to Pakistan player Wasim Bari said “(And) how they should inter- because Salman Butt, Wasim Bari act with strangers. Cricket in India’s (BCCI) This change of stance by cricket board, they believe it Mohammad Amir and “We want players to know ISLAMABAD (AP) — A said since monopoly over the cash rich Sri Lanka Cricket was evident could be a success. And if Mohammad Asif have what they can do and what Indian Premier League (IPL) soon after they realised that some of the top Indian players Pakistani television station filed appeals to the Salman Butt, they can’t (do) by the time seems to be under threat. A their players are playing a are not cleared for this tourna- says cricketer Zulqarnain Court of Arbitration for Mohammad they are picked for interna- few cricket boards are under- vital role in the success of the ment, there are all chances Haider has changed his Sport in Lausanne, Amir and tional matches. We have also stood to have expressed their present IPL. that Sri Lankan players may plans to return home to Switzerland, they are not translated the ICC’s code of allowed to take part. Mohammad conduct and the PCB’s code desire to have a share of the Though Sri Lanka is not be cleared for the next IPL Pakistan after claiming he’d Asif had filed booty or stage their own IPL scheduled to play their first edition. received threatening tele- “We can’t include the of conduct in Urdu, so that trio in our education pro- players can understand it style tournament, writes K. R. Test against England only on Incidentally,the newly phone calls. appeals to the gramme. The matter is Court of more easily.” Nayar of the Gulf News, in a May 26 and their players planned IPL style tournament Geo Television reported subjudice,” Bari told The Pakistan has previously story datelined March 21, 2011. would like to play in the IPL is also likely to give a share of Thursday that Haider has Associated Press. “They Arbitration for been affected by match-fix- According to information, till May 20, Sri Lanka’s Sports the profits from the event to canceled his air ticket leav- are simply banned at the Sport in ing. Former captain Salim efforts are on to stage an IPL Minister Mahindananda the different cricket boards ing Sunday for Pakistan. The moment and can’t partici- Lausanne, Malik was given a life ban style tournament in the UAE, Aluthgamage has insisted that fields their players. TV station also says Haider pate in any program.” in 2000 following a PCB- The trio were banned Switzerland, appointed inquiry that preferably Dubai and Abu their players must attend a Funding for this is expect- has again applied for asylum they were not Dhabi, with the backing of camp from May 5. It is under- ed to be raised from a few cor- for a minimum of five implicated him in fixing in Britain after rescinding years by the International internationals. some countries from the sub- stood that an unofficial porates in the UAE, and some allowed to take his application last week. Cricket Council in part. Australian players continent. request from the BCCI to have top companies have already Haider told Geo February for their involve- Shane Warne, Mark The Sri Lankan Cricket their players till May 15 has been approached to sponsor a Television earlier that an ment in no-balls being Waugh and Tim May accused Board’s stubborn stance of also been turned down, Nayar team. Some Indian business- anonymous caller from bowled at predetermined times in a Test Malik of offering them bribes to under- wanting their players back by adds. men and former Indian crick- Pakistan had threatened against England last year. The scandal perform during their tour of Pakistan in May 5 for the England tour According to highly placed eters are also willing to lend him, saying: “you are coming was first uncovered by a British tabloid. 1994. Last year, the ICC asked the Pakistan In 2008, a court in Pakistan lifted seems to have a lot to do with sources, the Pakistan Cricket support for this event, if it is back despite being told not to the backing it has received Board is very keen to have an held in the UAE. Cricket Board to organize education pro- Malik’s life ban and the PCB has never come, you are responsible for grammes for its players following the appealed the decision. from some countries for a IPL style tournament and (Russ) the consequences.”

Friday 22nd April, 2011