ST KITTS: Managing Director of the ICC speaks on recent events of the 2007 Cricket World Cup

Managing Director and CEO of the ICC Chris Dehring speaks out on the ups and downs of the opening round of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. International Cricket Council Managing Director Chris Dehring spoke with reporters after the Australia versus South Africa match in Basseterre, St. Kitts. Commenting on the ups and downs that have unfolded during the 2007 Cricket World Cup Dehring said the Council is pleased with the excellent cricket being played in the opening round. But the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer has cast a shadow over the goings on in the Caribbean. "We have seen everything from six sixes in an over to the world record score today to a tie up in Sabina Park and certainly a number of upsets so I think from a competitive perspective we are quite pleased to be where we are with this World Cup, we are very excited with the prospects of excellent cricket going forward. I am not going to sit here and pretend that we are not all very disappointed and despondent and in fact outraged in what would have taken place in Jamaica a short time ago with the untimely death of Mister Woolmer but we have to move forward, you know it is no different from losing a loved one where we say life must go on and we have to go forward with this tournament and see if we can use cricket and the spirit of cricket and the spirit of the Caribbean to help lift just a little bit of the gloom that might have settled on this tournament," Dehring told reporters. The Cricket World Cup continues until April 28 with Super Eight play beginning on Tuesday in Antigua.

ITN Source | March 27, 2007

Tags:. .managing. .international. .director. .source. .tuesday