Wankhede chosen for a Sachin special: Lorgat

[tahir_dj]

Ahmedabad: ICC chief Haroon Lorgat defended the decision to stage the World Cup final in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, saying it would provide the perfect setting for the city's favourite son Sachin Tendulkar to script a "fairytale" ending.


Choosing the arena for the finale raised a few eyebrows amid growing frustration for shortage of tickets as the 33,442-seater stadium has the second lowest capacity out of the eight Indian venues hosting matches during the six-week tournament.




While Kolkata's revamped Eden Gardens could hold almost 60,000 fans, Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla and Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel grounds have around 50,000 seats but all of them were overlooked for the April 2 final.


"You know you have got choices to make," International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Lorgat told reporters on Wednesday.


"Can you imagine a (more) fairytale ending with Sachin Tendulkar getting a hundred in the final and India winning at the Wankhede which is his home ground?

"And no matter what the number (of seats), we do not have sufficient tickets."


Fans, seeking tickets, have regularly clashed with baton-wielding police in the subcontinent bringing the tournament on the verge of being a public-relations disaster.


The violence forced the organisers to shelve plans of selling some tickets for the final through box offices.


Lorgat said the organisers simply did not have the means to satisfy the ticketing demands of a cricket-loving country that boasts a billion plus population.


"Attendances have been phenomenal. We expect that from the quarter-final stages every single seat in the house will be sold," Lorgat said.


"It's an unfortunate reality that it's a finite sum of tickets and there is huge demand for it."


Demand of tickets for matches featuring the three co-hosts, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, have far exceeded supply.


Last month the official online ticket website crashed due to 10 million people chasing just 1,000 tickets for the final.


There have also been reports in the local media about allegations of black marketing of tickets while people waited in in long queues.


About 200 people shouted slogans and displayed placards against the local organisers outside the Sardar Patel Stadium -- which will host the India v Australia quarter-final on Thursday -- alleging mismanagement of tickets and black marketing.


"We simply don't tolerate black marketing of tickets and where we have found those instances we have certainly taken action," the top ICC executive said.


"In certain instances there have been arrests. We do alert police and other officials to ensure that does not happen."


The tournament has been a learning point for the ICC and the governing body will look at ways to handle the ticketing issues better in the future, the chief executive said.


"There is always a better way of doing certain things and there are few lessons that we can learn from it," Lorgat said.


"But the fact is that the demand has been absolutely phenomenal and no matter how well we tried we could not fit in the demand into the supply that we have got."

Mr lorgat seems to have too much of indian dreams they havent even played QF yet and he is thinking about them lifting the cup..


Source:http://cricketnext.in.com/news/wankhede-chosen-for-a-sachin-special-lorgat/55739-5.html

[sam]

What?! How can he even say that?!

[tahir_dj]

What?! How can he even say that?!

he says anything he likes...

he just loves indian curries lol

[MC]

Is he an Indian himself (Gujrati)?

[hussnainn]

I don't know what to say!!! :facepalm:

[dani2k]

Hahaha...is he an astrologer reading the future? I am surprised he (supposedly) even said that! Does he mean to say that the WC final was preplanned for ONE man? That is insulting for the others..

[Afridi_Fan]

This is just ridiculous. :facepalm:

[duostyle]

I guess the people shouting Indian Cricket Council weren't far off. :akhtar

[lipton]

Haroon Lorgat is Corrupted.

[Riff]

A know another legend by the name of Muralitharan who would also retire soon, why not give him a good send off by making the final at his home ground? :murali

[RexRex]

I like Haroon , a CE that speaks from the heart :)

But this will be an embarrassing bump if India get booted out tomorrow.

[Kamranz]

I wouldn't be surprised if ICC playing their part in match fixing too.

[Kamranz]

A know another legend by the name of Muralitharan who would also retire soon, why not give him a good send off by making the final at his home ground? :murali

Exactly, well said.

[Monsee]

Mr. Lagar Bagar, someone forgot to tell that plan to the Pakistanis...so when they end up messing the dream ending in Mohali...you know what and where to shove that fairy tale ending!

Hungry Tigers beat the living day lights out of Rock Star Tigers...just to pay back Mr. Lagar Bagar:gul

[Dr Khan]

Hahaha a typical Freudian slip. Whats up with all these South Africans trying to make BCCI happy.

[Yellow Submarine]

Mr. Lagar Bagar, someone forgot to tell that plan to the Pakistanis...so when they end up messing the dream ending in Mohali...you know what and where to shove that fairy tale ending!

Hungry Tigers beat the living day lights out of Rock Star Tigers...just to pay back Mr. Lagar Bagar:gul

History tells otherwise.

[mrk]

now he has proven that icc is indian cricket council... i just dont hope wc is fixed

[C++]

Indian team is still favorites to win the Cup and when they do land at Mumbai, I would love to see Tendulkar smash his own highest score record...

[Junior_Akmal]

Haroon is a numb nut.

[tahaqureshi]

I was supporting India to win against the Aussies but after reading these comments, I want to see India get booted out so that Misbah or Younis can play that masterful century in Mumbai to take the final for us.

[Junior_Akmal]

History tells otherwise.

First win against Aussies. :yk

[murphyslaw79]

School boy stuff from Lorgat.

Lorgat, you may as well hand the cup to India now!!! why bother with the remaining quarters, semis and final.

[the saint]

How bout Australia blowing India away early and Sachin gets a first ball duck tomorrow?
We got Amir, Asif, and Butt. Lorgat is next.

[MOHAMMED_Umar]

Pathetic! :facepalm:

[the Great Khan]

"Can you imagine a (more) fairytale ending with Sachin Tendulkar getting a hundred in the final and India winning at the Wankhede which is his home ground?

yes I can actually, watching the pakistan team lift the cup in Mumbai and then doing the sprinkler..lol..lol

[W63L35]

"Can you imagine a (more) fairytale ending with Sachin Tendulkar getting a hundred in the final and India winning at the Wankhede which is his home ground?

BCCI has planned it. ICC has planned it...


I have been saying all along.... no team can stop India from winning this WC!

[percyman]

Kaash aisa ho pata

[Maula Jutt]

What if there's a Boom Boom special instead? :afridi

[percyman]

BCCI has planned it. ICC has planned it...


I have been saying all along.... no team can stop India from winning this WC!

Yeah something similar to what was fixed by ICC to flatter Imran in 1992 so that he can win a world cup in his 5th attempt at 40 :))

[murphyslaw79]

History tells otherwise.

Its not blackjack, its roulette. Every spin is mutually exclusive.

[ZenBowman]

Honestly, with the amount of pressure being put on India, it is going to be very hard to win. Maybe BCCI is involved in some kind of saazish against our own team, making these statements is going to be extremely pressure-inducing.

[murphyslaw79]

Honestly, with the amount of pressure being put on India, it is going to be very hard to win. Maybe BCCI is involved in some kind of saazish against our own team, making these statements is going to be extremely pressure-inducing.

A bit off topic

Zen, not sure if you are in India or not, but would be good to know how the atmosphere is there at the moment and does the whole country come to a standstill when India are playing?

[ZenBowman]

A bit off topic

Zen, not sure if you are in India or not, but would be good to know how the atmosphere is there at the moment and does the whole country come to a standstill when India are playing?

No, not in India at the moment, I live in the US, but the pressure is built not just at the time India is playing, but throughout the cup - particularly through the media (which is extremely sensationalist these days).

I don't even know how they have got this far, they must have developed nerves of steel. I think it would have been easier to focus if they played elsewhere, away from the madness.

[strongman123]

Umm, this is a bit ridiculous, to stage a final in such a way to favour only one batsman? Also, I don't think Tendulkar is retiring after the WC, so their planning is pretty useless.

[Monsee]

History tells otherwise.


Same history that becomes 'Out of Fashion/Irrelevant' when a Pak supporter quotes the number of matches won by Pak against your team (in all formats)?

So, now it becomes relevant...wow!:wahab

[Junior_Akmal]

Yeah something similar to what was fixed by ICC to flatter Imran in 1992 so that he can win a world cup in his 5th attempt at 40 :))

I absolutely don't find it funny.

[Yellow Submarine]

Same history that becomes 'Out of Fashion' when a Pak supporter quotes the number of matches won by Pak against your team (in all formats)?

So, now it becomes relevant...wow!:wahab

I speak for myself, not other fans. Show me a quote of mine where I have termed any such data as 'irrelevant'.

[AZ]

lol, is this guy for real?

why don't you just cancel the tourney and courier the Cup to Sachin's house?

what a tool.

[abc_to_xyz]

"Can you imagine a (more) fairytale ending with Sachin Tendulkar getting a hundred in the final and India winning at the Wankhede which is his home ground?



Sadly Mr.Lorgat, these two things can't happen together :P

[tahir_dj]

Umm, this is a bit ridiculous, to stage a final in such a way to favour only one batsman? Also, I don't think Tendulkar is retiring after the WC, so their planning is pretty useless.

yea he still wanna get to his 20000runs mark yet.. how is he gona retire... and imagain tomorow if Ind loose and Sachin doesnt score.. their media will be only on Sachin's throat...

[W63L35]

History tells otherwise.

Just in case if you were wondering ..... that my user-name (W63L35) is the measurement of my slacks/pants...............it is not.

[Yellow Submarine]

Just in case if you were wondering ..... that my user-name (W63L35) is the measurement of my slacks/pants...............it is not.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=3626384&postcount=37

[Monsee]

I speak for myself, not other fans. Show me a quote of mine where I have termed any such data as 'irrelevant'.




Typical reply...seen this a million times before!

Don't have time to go through 100's of useless posts:afridi

[Yellow Submarine]

Typical reply...seen this a million times before!
Blatant reply, I'd rather say. I speak for myself, just me. What other Indians say is none of my business.

Don't have time to go through 100's of useless posts:afridi

Ain't that much easier than going through 23,634 useless posts?

[Maula Jutt]

To be honest, I think this is just a way to make an excuse for their choice of stadium after they've chosen it and getting some heat now from other stadiums/cities/states.

[wasi90lk]

this is very poor from lorgat, if it is true.

[Monsee]

Blatant reply, i'd rather say. I speak for myself, just me.



Ain't that much easier than going through 23,634 useless posts?




I seem to have touched a nerve Mr. YS...I am not the one who asked for going through my posts, did I?

Move on, you lost this argument even before you replied the last time or two...go find something else to do. Trust me you are beginning to look desperate and angry too, quoting the number of my posts and all for no reason :akhtar

[ace4rmspace]

Did he really say that? Has he been slapped yet?

[W63L35]

Bla
Ain't that much easier than going through 23,634 useless posts?

At least all of them were made on www.PakPassion.net .... instead of being obsessed with another team's fans/forums!

[jusarrived]

it should have been Eden

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

its shameless statement , that you seem to have rigid it even before the start of the tournament the way he sees it ....

[saeed-sohail]

it should have been Eden

Agree.

[Yellow Submarine]

I seem to have touched a nerve Mr. YS...I am not the one who asked for going through my posts, did I?
Neither did I make any claim of you making laughable statements previously like you did to me, did I?

Move on, you lost this argument even before you replied the last time or two...go find something else to do. Trust me you are beginning to look desperate and angry too, quoting the number of my posts and all for no reason :akhtar

That's the best way to win an argument, declare yourself the winner.

[MR__KHAN__JI]

He should be sacked!

[Kamranz]

I predict theres under the table Big CASH offer by Indian Cricket to FIX this World Cup final. There's defntly something fish from Statement.

I think they've Trapped Likes of Asif, Aamir and S.Butt and co. Into match fixing saga, England tends to lean towards India also.

Pak fans are very Naive here.

[GOAT]

lol if he scores a century, India will lose anyways!

[Sultan Yusuf]

This is some serious bakwas. I keep hearing from Lorgat and the rest - esp in the spot-fixing case that no player is bigger than the game....well that was a very unprofessional statement to make...

Lorgat is proving to be chamcha through and through.....

[jusarrived]

I predict theres under the table Big CASH offer by Indian Cricket to FIX this World Cup final. There's defntly something fish from Statement.

I think they've Trapped Likes of Asif, Aamir and S.Butt and co. Into this, England tends to lean towards India also.

Pak fans are very Naive here.


Pak reaching semis looks more suspicious than anything else.

[Yellow Submarine]

At least all of them were made on www.PakPassion.net .... instead of being obsessed with another team's fans/forums!

That's his choice, not mine. Just like posting on PP is my choice, not yours or his.

[Kamranz]

This is some serious bakwas. I keep hearing from Lorgat and the rest - esp in the spot-fixing case that no player is bigger than the game....well that was a very unprofessional statement to make...

Lorgat is proving to be chamcha through and through.....

Fine example of Naive saying.

[percyman]

World cup Finals can never go to a city like Kolkata when we have Mumbai , its about the status of the city not just its historical stadiums .

[cricfan4ever]

this just proves that I have been right all along about this guy! what a biased & idiotic Chief!

[Sultan Yusuf]

The most idiotic thing about this statement is - even if (and a big if) India win the world cup with the little choker miraculously not choking and scoring a century in a crunch game (highly unlikely I know but still)...even if it did happen, it would be a fairy tale ending regardless. Sachin is worshipped all over India, he would still be winning it in front of indians.

What a fool.

[Kamranz]

Pak reaching semis looks more suspicious than anything else.

Is it true that one of your own countrymen said to Mr ICC S. Powver that most match fixers ARE from India. 80-90% come from India and England.

[cricketpassion]

Lorgat is Indian Chamcha .

Shame Lorgat dream wont come true because India will be knocked out tomorrow by Aussies

[eViLrAcEr]

This is exactly why I want India to lose tomorrow, I can't take this stupid stuff from ICC

[mithun_minhas]

His real name is Hari LohaGhat... He is a closet India fan :facepalm:

[RexRex]

Is it true that one of your own countrymen said to Mr ICC S. Powver that most match fixers ARE from India. 80-90% come from India and England.


It is but the susceptible ones are from across the border.:kami

[Monsee]

His real name is Hari LohaGhat... He is a closet India fan :facepalm:




Man, I knew it...being an Indian fan is :facepalm: worthy!

Thanks for confirming it:rao

[Kamranz]

I'm optimistic that Indian cricket has PAID huge amounts for a) Final in India, b) Sachin playing the final to make it his memorable WC final win. c) ICC being so confident that Final's pitch will be great help for getting his final Hundred, besides ICC man is help prepare Pitches.

So, that's confident statement from Muppet Haroon Logart that Indians will pile up good amount of runs on board. Coward their bowling attack can't defend so batting is important for fixed match. Eh?

[RexRex]

Well he is doing his job well and that is all that matters.

[wasi90lk]

i do not think world cup is fixed, but this was an irresponsible comment if it is true.

this news can be fake too, you never know.

[mastermind_quad]

If only Mumbai then should have chosen Dr. D. Y. Patil stadium Mumbai ......one of our better stadiums...

[Kamranz]

Asif, Aamir and Butt were naive to fall into traps laid by Indian and English lobby to eliminate Pakistans potentials to compete and beat other teams.

They knew Aussies team isn't what it use to be to compete so 'here's our chances to get the cup'.

[RexRex]

If only Mumbai then should have chosen Dr. D. Y. Patil stadium Mumbai ......one of our better stadiums...

yeah that would have been perfect for the final with 60,000 capacity.

[Junior_Akmal]

Well he is doing his job well and that is all that matters.

Offcourse you are going to say that since he works for BCCI inderiectly. :sachin

[PakPrince]

mumbai is the home of indian cricket thats why the world cup is there.

just like the 96 final was in lahore eventhough karachi has more capacity

Or that a final of any icc event is held in Lords eventhough there are bigger staddiums

[12cavalry]

stupid little fan boy

[tahir_dj]

mumbai is the home of indian cricket thats why the world cup is there.

just like the 96 final was in lahore eventhough karachi has more capacity

Or that a final of any icc event is held in Lords eventhough there are bigger staddiums

Karachi only got 35000seats
wherese Lahore had 60000 even then

[CrickFan]

This bozo has no self respect .. he would do anything to secure his job .

[SketchE]

Would be absolutely hilarious if Tendulkar gets injured before the final. He would have to wait another 12/16 years for a fairytale ending.

Would that mean the world cup final gets moved to Delhi for the sake of Sewagh?

[cricketloverindia]

I'm optimistic that Indian cricket has PAID huge amounts for a) Final in India, b) Sachin playing the final to make it his memorable WC final win. c) ICC being so confident that Final's pitch will be great help for getting his final Hundred, besides ICC man is help prepare Pitches.


What will you say if India loses to Australia tomorrow? :yk

[hashmist]

BREAKING NEWS...

Upon hearing about Shoaib Akhtar's retirement after his world cup, Lorgat has announced to move the WC final from Mumbai to Rawalpindi. Stay tuned for updates...

[cornered-tigers]

If he started saying things not in favor of India, would you still like him? LOL, hypocricy at its best!

[cornered-tigers]

Then it is a FIXED WORLD CUP, Lets call ACSU and force them to investigate Haroon Lorgat, this is an open fixing!
I still think, Gayle and Roach sitting out for India match was influenced by ICC. Lot of IPL money at stake ;)

[Sherazkhalid]

What will you say if India loses to Australia tomorrow? :yk

They won't, I been saying that this WC is for India to win and MOM for final will be Tendulkar, I said this some six month before the WC even started, you can search my posts as well, I am glad that someone from ICC said that as well to clear things. There is too much ICC interest vested in India winning this WC.

[shan]

History tells otherwise.

Going by History India wont reach Semi lol

[Maula Jutt]

By the way, this statement from Lorgat was in really poor taste. Not only is it a snub to the other 10 players in the Indian team which the ICC tries to butter so much, it is also quite disrespectful to the other legends and great players in the other teams who are playing. Not to mention, imagine how much pressure this kind of stuff must put on Tendu himself. The weight of expectation must be quite something for him to shoulder. No wonder the guy keeps getting shorter and shorter.

[ManHOOS]

Haroon Lorgat wants money and BCCI will love to give him few bucks if he will obeying all BCCI z agendas That is a bitter truth for every cricketing nation

[Sherazkhalid]

They won't, I been saying that this WC is for India to win and MOM for final will be Tendulkar, I said this some six month before the WC even started, you can search my posts as well, I am glad that someone from ICC said that as well to clear things. There is too much ICC interest vested in India winning this WC.

Here is the post i made, infact I made a thread about it, on 4th Sep 2010, almost 5.5 months before WC

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=105500

[Cover Drive]

Not a great post to make but why do I get a feeling it is fixed?

[cricketindiafan]

Normally evetything that ICC officials say is put on the ICC website. Haven't seen any such report there yet.

Having said that though, why doesn't Logart very clearly say that Mumbai was chosen because Sharad Pawar ordered the ICC to do do. Why make such dumb statements, if at all he did use those words.

[Markhor]

Unbelievable.

Another feather in Lorgat's impartial cap.

[siddharth]

Shouldn't have come up with such remark.On the other hand such comments will put India under more pressure to win.It is really a disadvantage for our team.

[junoon]

Not a great post to make but why do I get a feeling it is fixed?

I saw the highlights of the india vs england match, and i say there was definitely something suspicious about that tied match.

Notice that on the last ball, Swann made no effort to take the second run. And if swann had made an effort then the worst thing that could happen was that the batsman would have been run-out. But it was also likely that the fielder could have fumbled under presuure and the second run for victory would have been completed

[siddharth]

BCCI has planned it. ICC has planned it...


I have been saying all along.... no team can stop India from winning this WC!
Which means Pak will purposefully lose to India,a huge statement to make....

[Faisalabadimunda]

This is probably the most biased and unimaginable comment i have heard from an ICC offical.

[kingusama92]

Silly remark.

Such a comment would only have been expected from someone like Ijaz Butt!

Plus, Lorgat didn't do much to dispel the fears of ICC being in the BCCI's back pocket.

[sully3]

another medal on Lograts impartial chest

[kyzersoze]

Before we all get carried away,what about the source of the news?is that authentic?alot of journalists like to make masala news as people will read it more.Unless it doesnt say this on the ICC website itself,I dont think it could be true that the guy said that or maybe he said it in a wider context and presenting this case as a scenario as in "imagine if Sachin got a hundred in the final in his last game". I dont think someone so high up in an organisation would be foolish enough to come up with such biased comments although if he did,then he is a very stupid man.

[sam]

Not a great post to make but why do I get a feeling it is fixed?

It's a shame if it actually is.

Wonder how something like this can be staged though.

India to win from now on would mean at least 3 teams play the QF, SF and Finals intending to lose?

[RexRex]

Normally evetything that ICC officials say is put on the ICC website. Haven't seen any such report there yet.




He probably said it as a casual afterthought and the newspeople reported it as Tendulkar being the reason for Mumbai being chosen ..

Reasons why Eden Gardens wasn't chosen I guess -

1)BCCI dispute with Dalmiya
2)BCCi HQ is at Mumbai , always has been

[C++]

He probably said it as a casual afterthought and the newspeople reported it as Tendulkar being the reason for Mumbai being chosen ..

Reasons why Eden Gardens wasn't chosen I guess -

1)BCCI dispute with Dalmiya
2)BCCi HQ is at Mumbai , always has been

IMO, Mumbai was chosen because:

. One of 'alpha' cities of the World.
. Mumbai is the top city in terms of culture and economy in whole of Indian Subcontinent.
. Mumbai is dear to Indians and Pakistanis alike and finds strong connections with other nations in Indian Subcontinent.

Mumbai is the best choice and look forward for India to host the best-ever World Cup final.

[sam]

Before we all get carried away,what about the source of the news?is that authentic?alot of journalists like to make masala news as people will read it more.Unless it doesnt say this on the ICC website itself,I dont think it could be true that the guy said that or maybe he said it in a wider context and presenting this case as a scenario as in "imagine if Sachin got a hundred in the final in his last game". I dont think someone so high up in an organisation would be foolish enough to come up with such biased comments although if he did,then he is a very stupid man.

Was reported on ESPN Star this evening.

Reuters reporting the same: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/23/cricket-world-final-icc-idUKSGE72M01V20110323

And there's a million other sources.

[duostyle]

It's a shame if it actually is.

Wonder how something like this can be staged though.

India to win from now on would mean at least 3 teams play the QF, SF and Finals intending to lose?

Also means Pakistan is part of it?

Staged? Highly doubtful.

Ridiculous statement to make on his part because if India wins the WC now, people will surely think about this comment and point fingers.

[sam]

Also means Pakistan is part of it?

Staged? Highly doubtful.

Ridiculous statement to make on his part because if India wins the WC now, people will surely think about this comment and point fingers.

I've no idea! I would like to believe it is not staged.

Lorgat shouldn't have said it at all. Such a shame he thinks it is absolutely fine to say all this with the media glare on match fixing.

[kingusama92]

He probably said it as a casual afterthought and the newspeople reported it as Tendulkar being the reason for Mumbai being chosen ..

Reasons why Eden Gardens wasn't chosen I guess -

1)BCCI dispute with Dalmiya
2)BCCi HQ is at Mumbai , always has been

Most likely was a casual statement, but he should never have made it.

Administrators should be perceived as neutral entities.

[BoiWonder]

there might be something fishy going on. even in the post-match presentation, afridi didn't seem very confident about the semi's for some reasons :( he just said how his goal was to make semi's

[ali2220]

History tells otherwise.

Except that history have nothing to do with such a match (if India do reach semis atall)

[ali2220]

Shouldn't have come up with such remark.On the other hand such comments will put India under more pressure to win.It is really a disadvantage for our team.


I would have been really embarrassed if Mani had said something like that for Pak and Younis Khan had he been an ICC chief.

Some Indian might like Lorgat but fact is that he's not fit for the job, when a such an important personality isn't neutral then how can he be ICC chief in the first place?

[adnan yasin]

I wouldn't be surprised if ICC playing their part in match fixing too.


u cannot rob a house without an involvement of gate keeper :D

[Shaheerthe2nd]

it should have been Eden
+1

It is an amazing ground.

[W63L35]

BREAKING NEWS...

Upon hearing about Shoaib Akhtar's retirement after his world cup, Lorgat has announced to move the WC final from Mumbai to Rawalpindi. Stay tuned for updates...

May be Logart does not know that Shaoib has not scored any 100 in any loss! ;-)

[W63L35]

Which means Pak will purposefully lose to India,a huge statement to make....

There are other ways.... without getting Pak players involved;

fixing the toss,
fixing the pitch,
fixing the umpires....

3VCwB8Z2WpA

[PakPosheeda]

:facepalm:

This whole "outsource the jobs to incompetent Indians and save money" industry needs to stop. You cant even trust them with customer service, why hire them for such a responsible job like the ICC president just to save some money?

[QuarterBack]

There are other ways.... without getting Pak players involved;

fixing the toss,
fixing the pitch,
fixing the umpires....

Pray tell me, how can the ICC fix the toss?! Sholay coin?! :)))

[AZ]

QB - he's called a Match Referee :bcbroad

[QuarterBack]

QB - he's called a Match Referee :bcbroad

He does not come into play during a game... Broad is one of the most biased refrees, but the man is biased against all Asians... And he does not affect the result of a game...

No match referee calls a toss wrong! :asif

[tahir_dj]

Before we all get carried away,what about the source of the news?is that authentic?alot of journalists like to make masala news as people will read it more.Unless it doesnt say this on the ICC website itself,I dont think it could be true that the guy said that or maybe he said it in a wider context and presenting this case as a scenario as in "imagine if Sachin got a hundred in the final in his last game". I dont think someone so high up in an organisation would be foolish enough to come up with such biased comments although if he did,then he is a very stupid man.

icc websites only carry official statements not personal views

[AZ]

No match referee calls a toss wrong! :asif


tumhe kaise pata hai?

so easy to do, captains barely pay any notice to the coin.

[Sultan Yusuf]

Personally, all this really means if you read between the lines is that India have bought the cup

[*sallu*]

s.t.u.p.i.d comment really

Eden Gardens should have hosted the final from all grounds in the sub continent

[tahir_dj]

s.t.u.p.i.d comment really

Eden Gardens should have hosted the final from all grounds in the sub continent

Politics mere bahi... they dont like that Jagmohan. and thats y they even took Eng/Ind Match away from them too.. they are just setteling the scores with themm...
how weird is that its indias biggest ground and it only get minnows matches...

[*sallu*]

Eden Gardens and Gaddafi Stadium are the best sub continent grounds in terms of both charm and attracting a magnitude of fans

[insaaniyat]

Hahaha...is he an astrologer reading the future? I am surprised he (supposedly) even said that! Does he mean to say that the WC final was preplanned for ONE man? That is insulting for the others..

It is worrisome. If it is planned, then I guess none of the team have any chance. May be that is why media fans all saying the cup is our. In the official capacity Logart should never make comments like this.

[PakPrince]

Eden Gardens and Gaddafi Stadium are the best sub continent grounds in terms of both charm and attracting a magnitude of fans

eden gardens is a shithole!
it has a great atmosphere but is probably the most dangerous, badly constructed ground period

[asifp]

irresponsible statement by the CEO. This is a world cup not the Sachin cup.

[CrickFan]

Every attempt is being made to make India win the WC by hook or by crook ..The day is not far when cricket will actually become completely India centric and almost like WWE

[PakPosheeda]

Congratulations to Mr. Lorgat too. Though Sachin didn't do anything special, Lorgat's team still won, and his pockets couldn't be happier.

[Torpedo]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj17/Roscoe4President/i-like-where-this-thread-is-going.jpg

[ShehryarK]

Well done Lorgat.

Mission Accomplished.

:D

Shame he still choked, what? :P

[Indiafan]

I would interpret Lorgat's statement as following

Since the final is in India anyway, why not chose Mumbai so that IF India make it to the finals. Sachin will have a chance to play in front of his home town. This was in direct response to a question about why Mumbai was chosen over other larger stadiums

How many think that someone who has actually fixed the tournament will make such a stupid statement and announce to the wolrd that he has fixed.

[cricketpassion]

Lorgat must be happy man on earth at the moment :)

[dirk diggler]

the wankaday stadium has special significance for the sachin and the team

[Sultan Yusuf]

Surprise surprise

[forzapakistan]

Mr Lorgat should keep in mind that he's the ICC chief, therefore he should be as unbiased as possible in his decisions. This World Cup was just a celebration of everything Indian, as if the world revolved around them. That's why I don't enjoy watching India's games at all. It's all about them. I hope there won't be any World Cup hosted by India for a looonnggg time.

[Maula Jutt]

Every attempt is being made to make India win the WC by hook or by crook ..The day is not far when cricket will actually become completely India centric and almost like WWE

The day is already here. Wakey wakey.

I should really start making a serious effort in following some american sport. Cricket just leaves a very bad taste in my mouth now.

Oh and congrats to Mr. Lorgat.