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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | US likely to host two 2007 World Cup matches 13.42 IST 17th June 2003 By IndiaExpress Bureau In a bid to spread cricket to different parts of the world, International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning to hold at least two matches of the 2007 World Cup in the United States. ICC is likely to moot the proposal formally in the executive committee meeting of its associate members in London later today and the idea is expected to win handsome support, ICC sources said today. Though the next World Cup has been allotted to the West Indies, there's a serious concern about a few organisational hiccups in the Caribbean. It would allow US to step into the picture and help its cricket grow through a high-profile event. ICC will also help United States to qualify as a participating team in the 2007 World Cup to generate interest in the sport, the sources said. ICC needs funds to grow cricket into a major global sport and the US is seen as the powerhouse, which could lift the game's profile. There are over 10,000 active cricket players in the country where the experts reckon cricket has enormous growth potential. ICC and the officials of the United States Cricket Association (USCA) recently met to discuss "Project USA" which has been researched for over a year now. |
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