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Cricket
By Our Special Correspondent
To resolve the impending contracts issue, the ICC's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Malcolm Speed is here to meet the members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India as well as the representatives of the sponsors with whom some of the Indian players have "conflicting sponsorship contracts.'' Speaking to mediapersons here on Tuesday, Mr. Speed said the ICC was keen to resolve the issue as early as possible. "We are not for a confrontational approach but for a pragmatic solution acceptable to all the concerned parties. There is no deadline for finding a solution but we are keen to find it as soon as possible,'' he said. Though the ICC Chief repeatedly refused to speculate, he made it clear that he would not be meeting the Indian players or their representatives, "unless invited by the Board.'' He was quick to state that the ICC did not deal directly with individual cricketers. "It is a matter for the respective Boards to handle,'' he said. It may be recalled that before the Champions Trophy in Colombo, the Indian team had declined to sign the players' contract, which restricted its personal endorsements with those competing with ICC's commercial sponsors. Mr. Speed said 14 countries had signed the Participating Nations Agreement (for the Champions Trophy and World Cup) and each board was obliged to send its best team for these events. When asked about the options at the ICC's disposal in case a member-nation breaches the agreement, Mr. Speed said, "there is no penalty clause but there can be claims for compensation.''
ICC delegation to visit Zimbabwe
Answering a question pertaining to World Cup matches to be hosted by Zimbabwe, Mr. Speed said a delegation would soon visit Zimbabwe to assess the situation. The crisis began in Zimbabwe in early 2000 when pro-government activists started invading white-owned farms to re-distribute them to landless blacks. In fact, in April this year, Australia had cancelled the proposed tour to Zimbabwe, citing concern about the safety and security of its players. Zimbabwe, the World Cup co-host with South Africa, is slated to host all its six league matches — against Namibia, England, India, Australia, Holland and Pakistan. "The delegation will comprise representatives of all six countries (due to play in Zimbabwe),'' said the 54-year-old Australian, who will head the delegation, including representatives of companies responsible for the ICC's commercial activities. When asked about the choice of alternate venues, Mr. Speed confirmed that a contingency plan was in place, with South Africa hosting Zimbabwe's matches. Asked to comment on the subject of crowd-disturbance witnessed in three matches of the ongoing one-day series between India and West Indies, Mr. Speed said the ICC had asked the Board for reasons. "Crowd invasion is not a problem only in India, but has been witnessed worldwide,'' he said.
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