Cricket

A second cricket match in aid of the Tsunami Appeal will be held in Calcutta on February 13, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced. The sport acted quickly in the face of the unprecedented disaster in South East Asia on December 26, hastily...

A second cricket match in aid of the Tsunami Appeal will be held in Calcutta on February 13, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced. The sport acted quickly in the face of the unprecedented disaster in South East Asia on December 26, hastily arranging a match between an Asian XI and a World team in Melbourne on January 10. That match, which featured some of the biggest names in cricket, raised more than $11.09 million. It was broadcast to 122 countries to an estimated audience of one billion people.

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