No information on Olonga yet, says Bacher

With Henry Olonga reportedly seeking asylum in South Africa or England fearing threat to his life, the World Cup chief Ali Bacher today said...

With Henry Olonga reportedly seeking asylum in South Africa or England fearing threat to his life, the World Cup chief Ali Bacher today said he had no information on the whereabouts of the former Zimbabwean fast bowler.

Bacher was speaking in an interview with South Africa’s national English radio station, SAFM, on reports that Olonga has refused to return to his country because he claimed that Zimbabwean security men were looking for him.

It was reported that he has gone into hiding in South Africa, pending his application for refugee status to the United Kingdom.

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Saying that an investigation would be conducted into the claims by the fast bowler that he was being threatened by security forces of Zimbabwe, Bacher said that he was yet to get any report in this regard.

Words of war not to affect cricket

Durban: Cricket enthusiasts can rest assured as the World Cup semi finals and the final will not be affected in case of outbreak of war in Iraq, organisers said here today.

While the first semi final between Australia and Sri Lanka was played today, India is scheduled to take on Kenya in the other semi final on Thursday, the day when the deadline for Iraq President to flee or face war expires.

But the ICC official in KwaZulu-Natal, Cassim Docrat, who is also the CEO of cricket in the province, said the match between India and Kenya would be held as scheduled. “It would go ahead as planned even if war breaks out on Thursday morning,” Docrat said. Meanwhile, Docrat said South Africa’s cricket tour to Dubai and Bangladesh next month might have to be ‘‘rescheduled to a later date’’.

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