Pakistan’s women cricketers in India for the World Cup are staying in the stadium premises instead of a hotel for security reasons, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.
The entire squad is living in the club house of the Barabati stadium in the eastern city of Cuttack where Pakistan are due to play its matches in the eight-nation tournament starting on Thursday.
“I can confirm the team is staying at the Barabati stadium,” an ICC spokeswoman told AFP from Cuttack.
“The ICC considered all options and the best security for the teams, and we have chosen to use the Barabati stadium club house.”
Cuttack was added as a last-minute venue after the right-wing nationalist Shiv Sena party threatened to disrupt Pakistan’s matches in Mumbai, where the entire tournament was originally scheduled to be played.
Matches in group B — featuring Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa — were shunted to Cuttack, where Pakistan will remain if they qualify for the second round.
But the Pakistani team will still have to travel to Mumbai if they make the final at the Brabourne stadium on February 17.
Pakistan team manager Ayesha Ashar said the entire squad was happy with the arrangements made at the Barabati stadium.
“The arrangements are more like we get in Pakistan,” Ashar was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India news agency. “We are happy with the facilities provided to us by the organisers.”
Pakistan open their campaign against Australia at the Barabati stadium on Friday.
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
This really is pathetic. Shiv Sena is to Mumbai what MQM is to Karachi. A bunch of goons who control what happens in the city. Baaqi duniya jaaye bahaar main.
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
[QUOTE]
Pakistan team manager Ayesha Ashar said the entire squad was happy with the arrangements made at the Barabati stadium.
[/QUOTE]
Jub team khush hai tau sanu ki.
Off-topic, I can't believe Bal Thackeray got a state funeral and tributes from notable people in the country. Fittay moonh sub ka. I felt equally disgusted when Bushra Ansari interviewed Altaf Hussain... I was like how can you chat and giggle with this man so casually, he's a retard! Anyway, back to cricket discussions....
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
Really shameful. We need to treat all our guests with warmth and dignity, especially if they are women.
BCCI gets the full blame for it, they are making mountain out of molehill.
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
It's the world cup, isn't ICC responsible for the security of these players? What is ICC doing about this? Oh that's right ICC can't question papa BCCI.
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
Very disgusting, why is then ICC holding a tournament in such a place? Where is all the fking protocol? What happened to the "international players association" (or whatever the sh!t association it was)??
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
This is beyond stupid and really low. They shouldn't have gone to India.
ICC should have barred India as the hosts on the grounds it can't provide security. There are no excuses here.
ICC has failed here. When the host cant guarantee safety why on earth is the tournament being held there. If no team visits Pakistan on that basis then surely the same logic should be applied in this case.
PCB are pathetic and should all jump of the closest cliff.
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
The profile summary of some of these girls post event could read
'Vast knowledge of camping & outdoor activities (incl. sleeping in sleeping bag), emergency procedures, first aid and weather conditions besides cricket'
If I were in their place, I would have returned home
Hope the staff at the stadium are trained in CPR/First Aid!
On a serious note this is shameful on the hosts' part, quite inexcusable
re: ICC Women's World Cup: Pakistan women’s team staying in stadium clubhouse
The profile summary of some of these girls post event could read
'Vast knowledge of camping & outdoor activities (incl. sleeping in sleeping bag), emergency procedures, first aid and weather conditions besides cricket'
If I were in their place, I would have returned home
Hope the staff at the stadium are trained in CPR/First Aid!
On a serious note this is shameful on the hosts' part, quite inexcusable
