Cricket - The Gentleman’s Game

England Cricket Board has decided to call off the on-going India-England one day series in wake of the terrorist attack on Mumbai in India. India has already won the seven match one day series against England by winning all the five matches and thus the result of the remaining two matches has become unimportant. So, England’s decision to call off the one day series wasn’t a big problem.

However, there was also a Test series (two tests) immediately after the one0day series and one of the two test matches was to be played in Mumbai. So, it was expected that England will call off the test match series also. ECB’s decision was otherwise. Indian cricket board has held extensive meetings with ECB officials and finally convinced them not to cancel the test match series.

India has promised adequate security to the players of England and also the venue of the match to be held in Mumbai will be changed to some other Southern India city, which is not decided yet.

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