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West Indies to host T20 World Championship in 2010
Mohali, Oct 18 (PTI) The West Indies will host the
Twenty20 World Championships in 2010 instead of the
previously-planned Champions Trophy, the schedule of which
went haywire due to a postponement this year.
The Caribbean was to host the biennial Champions Trophy
in 2010 but the event's current edition this year in Pakistan
was postponed for September 2009 due to security concerns.
Lorgat claimed that the postponement sent the calender
haywire leaving the International Cricket Council (I.C.C.)
with little choice but to hold back-to-back Twenty20 World
Championships.
England is scheduled to hold the Twenty20 World
Championship's second edition next year in June.
"With the Champions Trophy set to be hosted by Pakistan
in 2009 after cancellation this year, we decided to have a
Twenty20 World Championship instead in April-May 2010 in West
Indies," Lorgat told reporters here.
"Although World Twenty20 is to be held every second year,
we decided to hold it on the trot to set the calendar right,"
he added.
"We are working with the West Indies Cricket Board to
finalise the venues."
Lorgat said the decision was made to avoid having the
Champions Trophy too close to the 50-over World Cup to be
held in South Asia in 2011.
"With the I.C.C. Champions Trophy being the final major
I.C.C. event of 2009, and the I.C.C. Cricket World Cup being
the 50 over event in 2011, it makes perfect sense to have a
tournament of a different format in between," Lorgat said.
"It means we will avoid staging the I.C.C. Champions
Trophy and the I.C.C. Cricket World Cup close together, as
happened in 2002-03 and 2006-07," he added.
The I.C.C. C.E.O. said the idea was to ensure that all
three events -- the Champions Trophy, the Twenty20 World
Championship and the 50 -- over World Cup retain their
distinct identity.
"We will aim to make both those events special to ensure
we have a great blend of the I.C.C.'s three majors, with two
I.C.C. World Twenty20s (2009 in England and 2010 in the West
Indies) as well as an the I.C.C. Champions Trophy (in 2009)
and an I.C.C. Cricket World Cup (in 2011) over the next three
years," he said.
Twenty20 World Championships in 2010 instead of the
previously-planned Champions Trophy, the schedule of which
went haywire due to a postponement this year.
The Caribbean was to host the biennial Champions Trophy
in 2010 but the event's current edition this year in Pakistan
was postponed for September 2009 due to security concerns.
Lorgat claimed that the postponement sent the calender
haywire leaving the International Cricket Council (I.C.C.)
with little choice but to hold back-to-back Twenty20 World
Championships.
England is scheduled to hold the Twenty20 World
Championship's second edition next year in June.
"With the Champions Trophy set to be hosted by Pakistan
in 2009 after cancellation this year, we decided to have a
Twenty20 World Championship instead in April-May 2010 in West
Indies," Lorgat told reporters here.
"Although World Twenty20 is to be held every second year,
we decided to hold it on the trot to set the calendar right,"
he added.
"We are working with the West Indies Cricket Board to
finalise the venues."
Lorgat said the decision was made to avoid having the
Champions Trophy too close to the 50-over World Cup to be
held in South Asia in 2011.
"With the I.C.C. Champions Trophy being the final major
I.C.C. event of 2009, and the I.C.C. Cricket World Cup being
the 50 over event in 2011, it makes perfect sense to have a
tournament of a different format in between," Lorgat said.
"It means we will avoid staging the I.C.C. Champions
Trophy and the I.C.C. Cricket World Cup close together, as
happened in 2002-03 and 2006-07," he added.
The I.C.C. C.E.O. said the idea was to ensure that all
three events -- the Champions Trophy, the Twenty20 World
Championship and the 50 -- over World Cup retain their
distinct identity.
"We will aim to make both those events special to ensure
we have a great blend of the I.C.C.'s three majors, with two
I.C.C. World Twenty20s (2009 in England and 2010 in the West
Indies) as well as an the I.C.C. Champions Trophy (in 2009)
and an I.C.C. Cricket World Cup (in 2011) over the next three
years," he said.
