World Cup trophy’s stopover in Pakistan ends in Karachi
September 18, 2014
ICC representative Sami-ul-Hassan informing APP said that now the trophy will return to Dubai and then its next visit will be to South Africa (SA) as a part of its global tour. Pakistan is the tenth stopover of the trophy since its journey began on 3 July.
According to the ICC website, the trophy has so far visited Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, England, Wales, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Ireland and Afghanistan while South Africa is its next destination. The trophy will also visit Zimbabwe, UAE and the West Indies.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 trophy made its first public appearance in Pakistan on Wednesday at the iconic Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore.
Speaking to journalists, cricket legend Javed Miandad at mausoleum said that it was honour for the country that it had already won the World Cup (WC) in 1992.
Quoting people of the country he said that they celebrated world cup success as an Independence in 1947.
He said that Pakistan cricket team should focus and give a good performance in the upcoming world cup keeping 1992 world cup in view.
He said that everything in cricket could be won by a good performance and he hoped that this ICC Cricket World Cup trophy would return to Pakistan.
“In cricket success could be achieved in combination with bowling batting and fielding”, Miandad said.
He further said that they had cricket board but did not had a proper planning that how to play. Replying to a question on captaincy he said that before selecting a captain interview be conducted to judge abilities of a captain.
Adding that playing a cricket was another thing and captaincy was something else. Adding that a key player meant he had much responsibility than others.
Later cricket legend Javed Miandad, Director Cricket Operations (Domestic) Intikhab Alam and Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui offered fateha at Quaid’s Mausoleum and prayed for the success of Pakistan cricket team and the country’s prosperity. (APP)
