The Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association (CICA) has announced that the
Masters Indoor Cricket World Cup will be held in Brisbane, Australia
later this year.This is hosted by Cricket Australia which has merged with Indoor
Cricket Australia with approval of the ICC. The Masters World Cup is
an event that gets priority in the World Indoor Cricket Federation
(WICF) Calendar and we will see some of the best and experienced
players participating from countries such as South Africa, Australia,
New Zealand, England, India and Sri Lanka. CICA will give all official
updates accordingly.
The Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association is gearing up for this
prestigious event by conducting an Open Masters Indoor Cricket
Tournament commencing March this year. The Technical Committee of CICA
will be identifying experienced players in the age group of 30 – 45 to
enter the tournament from clubs, private and mercantile sectors. The
selection criteria for the players will be decided by the Selection
Committee of CICA and these players will represent the National
Development Squad. CICA will monitor this squad with regard to game
perfection, physical fitness and mentally preparing players to the
international level of indoor cricket performance with required
facilities and exposure. The final squad will then be identified for
National representation. CICA believes that some of the talent from
2004 World Cup held in Sri Lanka will be a part of this tournament. It
would be an opportunity for players to re-live the magic of the
sizzling finals between Australia and Sri Lanka back in 2004.
There has been a steady flow of International participation from the
Asian region at Austasia Sports Complex with players from India
representing different states and clubs. CICA is grateful that Austasia
has seen the growth in international sports tournaments and has once
again stepped forward as the facility provider for the game of indoor
cricket. The facilities available at Austasia which are of
international standard is a huge plus for the Association as it
benefits the players tremendously.
Source: The Sunday Leader online