Story India and Pakistan versus The World (World Unity Series)

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India and Pakistan combined XI to play Rest of the World XI for The World Unity Series​

The ICC and ACC today announced World Unity Series to be played between India, Pakistan combined XI and Rest of the World XI. Speaking in a press conference from ICC's headquarters at Dubai, ICC chief Malcolm Speed and ACC chief Jagmohan Dalmiya made this announcement. This series will feature 3 Tests and 7 ODIs.

In a statement Malcolm Speed said "This idea was under consideration for some time. The popularity of cricket in the subcontinent is for all to see and with India and Pakistan having such array of great players, it's a great opportunity to see them in action together against some equally great players from around the world."

Jagmohan Dalmiya said "The excitement of India - Pakistan matches is followed around the world. To see these fine players playing together as one team will be an exciting event for the whole subcontinent. And with the quality players available for Rest of the World XI, this is going to be one of the greatest cricket events."

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ODI Series

1st ODI, Telstra Dome (Melbourne), Indo-Pak XI won by 155 runs.
2nd ODI, Eden Park (Auckland), World XI won by 4 wickets.
3rd ODI, Newlands (Cape Town), World XI won by 23 runs.
4th ODI, Harare Sports Club (Harare)
5th ODI, Bridgetown (Barbados)
6th ODI, Asgiriya Stadium (Kandy)
7th ODI, Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore)

Test Series

1st Test, Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
2nd Test, Lord's (London)
3rd Test, Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney)

 

[indiancricketer]

this sounds very intersting to me

 

[fardin]

Yeah very interesting.

 

[T20]

As expected the announcement of this series received a warm reception in both India and Pakistan..

 

[indiancricketer]

man i hope your thread brings the pakistanis and indians together for once

 

[T20]

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[gamerkid22]

sounds very interesting .i wonder who will be the captain INZI or SAURAV.

 

[indiancricketer]

i hope its ganguly

 

[The Champ]

great hype building here buddy happy to see a new concept

 

[gold639]

This is an interesting idea mate

Good luck!

 

[borncricketer]

great idea....love to see the teams and the matches

 

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ICC Announces initial World XI squad


Australia
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Warne
Glen Mcgrath
Brett Lee

England
Andrew Flintoff
Steve Harmison
Andrew Strauss
Kevin Pietersen
Michael Vaughan
Marcus Trescothick

South Africa
Mark Boucher
Andre Nel
Herschelle Gibbs
Graeme Smith
Jacques Kallis
Makhaya Ntini

Sri Lanka
Muttiah Muralitharan
Kumar Sangakkara
Chaminda Vaas
Marvan Atapattu

New Zealand
Daniel Vettori
Stephen Fleming
Nathen Astle

West Indies
Brian Lara
Chris Gayle
Ramnaresh Sarwan

Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
Andy Blignaut

Bangladesh
Habibul Bashar
Mashrafe Mortaza

Separate squads for Tests and ODIs will be announced in coming days.

 

[fardin]

Perhaps Ghandi has been waiting for this day,His dream has finally have come true muslims and hindus together.

 

[gamerkid22]

fardin u spelled it wrongly its not Ghandi its Gandhi

 

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Initial Squad for India, Pakistan XI

India
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
VVS Laxman
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Irfan Pathan
Zaheer Khan
Yuvraj Singh
Saurav Ganguly

Pakistan
Salman Butt
Yasir Hamid
Yousuf Youhana
Inzamam Ul Haq
Naved Ul Hasan
Mohammed Sami
Younis Khan
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Shoaib Akhtar
Abdul Razzaq

Separate squads for Tests and ODIs will be announced in coming days.