Cricket

Cricket's governing body has announced plans to stage two international matches between the world's best players to raise millions of dollars for victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake disaster. International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm...

Cricket's governing body has announced plans to stage two international matches between the world's best players to raise millions of dollars for victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake disaster. International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed said yesterday that a team made up of the best players from Asia would play an invitational world XI. The first match will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 10 with the second game to be played on the Asian subcontinent in either February or March.

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