Wills International Cup Countdown (12 October 1998)

England have cancelled plans to hold two warmup games in Calcutta against Bengal and India A before the tournament and instead will travel straight to Dhaka

12-Oct-1998

12 October 1998

Wills International Cup Countdown

By Zahid Newaz in Dhaka

England have cancelled plans to hold two warmup games in Calcutta against Bengal and India A before the tournament and instead will travel straight to Dhaka. New Zealand will play two warmup games against New South Wales in Sydney this week.

Zimbabwe will be first team to reach Dhaka for Wills International Cup Cricket. They are expected on early October 18. Also on the same day, England will arrive at 3 pm. New Zealand will come on October 20 while South Africa on October 22. World champions Sri Lanka will come on October 24 afternoon. The following day, both India and West Indies will reach Dhaka. Six cricketers of Australia will also come on the same day. However, 14 other members of Australia along with the Pakistan team will come by the same flight on October 27.

Sunil Gavaskar has been invited to witness the mini-world cup as a special guest of the BCB. He is expected in Dhaka on October 27. The BCB has also invited legendary Pakistani all-rounder Imran Khan.

Medical teams and volunteers will be deputed in galleries of Bangabandhu National Stadium during all the matches. The teams, titled "May I Help You" will look after spectators for any emergency need. This is the first time such medical teams will be deployed in the galleries of the stadium.

Spectators will be checked by metal detectors while entering the stadium. This is also for the first time such detectors will be used for ordinary galleries. Authorities have already announced that no crackers would be allowed in and around the venue. Explosion of crackers that create sound but don't hurt anyone is very popular for jubilation in Dhaka.

Source :: CricInfo365