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Aus, NZ on standby for 2011 WC: NZC chief
Australia and New Zealand are on standby to host the 2011 cricket World Cup if the terror threat in the sub-continent is found to be too high, NZC CEO Justin Vaughan has claimed.
Australia and New Zealand are on standby to host the 2011 cricket World Cup if the terror threat in the sub-continent is found to be too high, NZC CEO Justin Vaughan has claimed.
As concerns mount on holding sporting events like the hockey World Cup, the Indian Premier League and Commonwealth Games in India following threats of attack on foreign players by al-Qaeda, Vaughan said there was a possibility of shifting cricket's showpiece event out of Asia.
The quadrennial extravaganza will be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Pakistan was also a co-host initially but its share of matches were shifted to the other three countries after a string of terror attacks in the strife-torn country.
"You cannot move the timing of the tournament, in March-April, so really there's only Australia, New Zealand and South Africa who could host it," Vaughan told 'stuff.co.nz'.
