South Asian Cricket relocates to Emirates
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are set to become the home venues for the Indian subcontinent's cricket teams for the foreseeable future following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team.
UK newspaper The Guardian has quoted England & Wales Cricket Board Chairman Giles Clarke as saying, when asked about England playing a nation from the subcontinent in the United Arab Emirates, "the answer is we should be able to consider anywhere. The Middle East; Abu Dhabi, Dubai; is a perfectly viable option."
The Guardian says that Pakistan has already agreed to play its one-day internationals in Abu Dhabi and is talking about moving Tests there. Dubai has nearly completed work on its $10 billion Sports City complex which features a new 25,000-capacity cricket stadium.
Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National reported that Cricket Australia officials inspected the Dubai Sports City (DSC) complex at the weekend. The DSC will host two of Australia's five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match against Pakistan next month. The other three one-day matches will be played in Abu Dhabi's Zayed Stadium.
Image: Abu Dhabi's Zayed Stadium
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