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WILLS WORLD CUP DIARY
ISLAMABAD. Feb 16 (AFP): World Cup cricket diary on Friday:
WORLD CUP 80 TAXING FOR ORGANISERS
India's income tax department has challenged the World Cup organisers PILCOM for not paying advance tax on Its projected revenues of 100 million dollars.
The authorities have threatened to seal their bank accounts if the tax Is not paid up. PILCOM secretary Jagmohan Dalmiya argued, however, the committee should be treated Mke the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). which is tax-exempt. Telephone Calls to the lawyers are underway.
WORLD CUP WILL POWER ON
Hyderabad city officials have pledged uninterrupted electricity for Friday's day-mght match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe, despite a chronic power shortage In the city.
The residents, however, are not amused. "In a city where power cuts are a routine affair, there was no need to hold the match under floodlights," said social activist Ramakrishna Reddy. It should have been played during the day."
India is hosting seven of its 17 matches under lights, including the two quarter-finals’ in Bangalore and Madras and the semi-finals In Calcutta and Chandigarh
NAGPUR TRAGEDY SPARKS WICKETS THREAT
A social organisation in Nagpur has threatened to dig up the wicket at the Vidarbha Cricket 'Association (VCA) ground, venue of the March 1 fixture between Australia and Zimbabwe. If a memorial is not built for the ten victims of a stadium wall collapse in November.
The tragedy took place on November 26 during a one-day International between India and New Zea^gnd when the wall of a newly-constructed stand caved In. A state government enquiry later cleared the stadium for hosting the World Cup match.
CORK CRISIS
England seamer Dominic Cork, struggling with a niggling knee tenddh problem, will have to be nursed through the rest of the tournament. The side’s leading bowler in the last two Test series against the West Indies and South Africa. Cork may miss the surgeon’s scalpel but is likely to need plenty of rest after the cup.
If England continue playing like they did in their opening defeat against New Zealand, he may be able to put his feet up sooner than expected. Cork need surgery on a similar Injury two years ago.
GOLDEN OLDIE NOLAN WADES IN
Nolan Clarke, the World Cup golden oldie at the age of 47. hopes to go into action on Saturday for Holland against New Zealand. Clarke, the former Barbadian opener who once made 160 against an MCC side, also holds the record for the highest score In Dutch cricket, a hefty 260 not out.
ZIMBABWE MOURN MISSING HOUGHTON.. AND HICK
Zimbabwe go into action on Friday against the West Indies without their best batsman. No. not David Houghton, but Graeme Hick
The 29-year-oId left the former Rhodesia, ostracised after its unilateral declaration of independence In 1966. to forge a career in England, making his debut In 1984 for Worcestershire.
How Zimbabwe must wish now that he had wafted ... and that 38-year-old Houghton, n veteran of the previous three World Cups, had not damaged a foot in the final run-up to this tournament.