Cricket: Pakistan, England to play historic series
Organisers are hoping the event would help the physically impaired.
KARACHI:
Pakistan and England will play a historic disabled cricket series next year with the organisers are hoping the event would help the physically impaired. Officials from the Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) met with Ian Martin, manager of disabled cricket for the ICC and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to discuss the series.
“It’ll be a historic series,” said PDCA Secretary Amiruddin Ansari, regarding the three one-day and two Twenty20 match series, whose dates and venues are yet to be decided. “We want to spread the message that physical handicaps should not be an impediment in life.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2011.
Pakistan and England will play a historic disabled cricket series next year with the organisers are hoping the event would help the physically impaired. Officials from the Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) met with Ian Martin, manager of disabled cricket for the ICC and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to discuss the series.
“It’ll be a historic series,” said PDCA Secretary Amiruddin Ansari, regarding the three one-day and two Twenty20 match series, whose dates and venues are yet to be decided. “We want to spread the message that physical handicaps should not be an impediment in life.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2011.