Zimbabwe to be banned from the Twenty20 WC and one-day internationals in the UK
June 24, 2008
The UK government is all set to ban cricket team of Zimbabwe from touring the country on moral grounds next year. Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary, will give a letter in this regard to the Cricket Board of England and Wales. The letter will spell out Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s stance on this issue.
The UK government wants to make sure that Zimbabwe is not allowed to feature in the Twenty20 World Cup or one-day internationals in the country next summer. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to discuss next week a possible world ban. Zimbabwe team is scheduled to feature in three one-day internationals and two Tests in England before taking part the Twenty20 World Cup. But now it seems unlikely!
The government had been involved in intense discussions with the ECB over the volatile situation in Zimbabwe. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s withdrawal from Zimbabwe’s general election coupled with media reports of social unrest seems to have spurred the UK government into action.
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