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Sharjah Cup from Oct 17
SHARJAH (UAE). Oct 12 Pakistan *111 meet the West Indies on the opening day of the Wills
Cricket Trophy international tournament here on Oct 17, report agencies
On the following day arch-rivals India and Pakistan face off giving their fans here and back home a high pressure
The next day. Oct 19. sees India take on the West Indies. The teams then play each other again after a day's break on Sunday. Oct 20. and the two top teams after the six matches will play for the winners' purse of 30,000 dollars. The loser* will get half that amount
The final will be played on Friday, Oct 25.
With the three countries involved in the Sharjah tourna ment fine-tuning their act for the World Cup early next year, it Is quite likely that their World Cup squads will be in action here starting later this week. »
Other than the top prize, the winner of each round robin match will get 3000 dollars and the loser 2000 dol lars. As usual, the man-of-the-match each day will earn 500 dollars while the man-of-the-scries will pick up 3,500 dollar*.
The 50-over*-a-*lde matches are schedukd to start at 9 am local time (1 1 ;00 am BSD and finish around 5:45 pm (7:45 BSD- Sri Lankan umpires will supervise the matches. Pakistan and India arc likely to telecast live all thetr matches.
The Sharjah Stadium I* being given a face-lift for the meet.
Ticket* for the competition have been priced lower than previous tournaments in view of the general depression tn the area since the Gulf war. and also to ensure full houses for the seven matches. I
April 1990
According to Information reaching here from Bombay, the Indian Board officials were hedging earlier this year because they wanted the Cricketers Benefit Fund Series (CBFS). the organisers, to raise their guarantee money.
Former Indian Board Secretary Jagmohan Dalmlya had suggested this amount in a letter to Abdul Rahman Bukhatir last June.
This financial bargaining was concluded between Indian and CBFS officials in London during the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting there in July last.
The Indian team’s depar ture for the long tour of Australia was pushed back to Nov 10. The Indian* were ear Iler due to leave on Oct 2S for
a five Test tour of Australia, followed by a triangular Benaon 4 Hedge* World Series and the World Cup in February SCANDAL
The red hue around the monetary position of the Indian Board Is due to the lack of tours by the Indians In the recent past and also a massive 1.28.500 pound sterling scandal which rocked the fi-nanciafiy-sound Board last year.
A souvenir, published during India * tour of England Ui 1990. brought in that sum. which was to have augmented the Indian player* meagre tour allowances and also put something in the Indian Board a kitty
However, til) no*. neither the players nor the Board have seen a single rupee of that amount, although Raj Singh Dungarpur. the tour manager, •as authorised by the BCCf lo publish the souvenir.
SHARJAH FIXTURE
Oct 17: Pakistan vs West Indies Oct 18 Pakistan v* India Oct 19: India v* West Indies Oct 20 Rest day
Oct 21: Pakistan vs West Indies Oct22: Pakistan vs India
Oct 23 India vs West Indies Oct 24: Rest day Oct 25: Final.