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SL against exclusion of Zimbabwe from World T20

With the news of Zimbabwe being persuaded to pull out of the World Twenty20 in England next summer, Sri Lankan sports minister Gamini Lokuge, has said that sports should not be involved into political issues.

Zimbabwe have agreed to pull out of next year's Twenty20 World Cup in England, clearing the roadblocks for the competition to be staged there, but will retain their status as Full Member of the ICC and receive funding as usual. They will also receive their full participation fee for the tournament.

'We have decided to pull out in the larger interests of the game,' Peter Chingoka, the chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, told Cricinfo. 'We have been informed that the British government may not grant visas to our players, and that situation may prevail during the Twenty20 World Cup. We don't want to be gatecrashers.'

'It was a collective decision and I was a part of that decision,' Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president, told Cricinfo.

'The full membership of Zimbabwe is currently not in doubt,' ICC president David Morgan said. 'There was not even a discussion on the issue of Zimbabwe's membership.'

The decision, Chingoka said, pertained only to the tournament in England. 'We are now looking forward to more tours and international cricket with our Asian friends, especially India.'

Its always been a tamil govern a something . tell me which sinhala fought

Rex

ur flag says your in canada..it must be like 5.15 am there..why not sleep?

Former IGP sworn in as Governor of Northern Province

Victor Perera who retired on June 30 from the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Thursday took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapakse as the first Governor of the Northern Province. This is the first time a retired IGP has been appointed for the post of the governor of a province in the country.

hikzzz something high in here?

The Sinhalese king Rajapakse appointed Sinhalese Governor General Victor Perera as the colonial administrator of the Tamil subjects of the Northern Province