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ICC Women’s World Cup: Pakistan likely to play at Cuttack Railway Ground

Pakistan Women's team is set to play its matches of the ICC Women's World Cup 2013 at the Cuttack Railway ground. The International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Cup, commencing Jan 31, was earlier scheduled to be held in Mumbai. However, the Pakistani team's matches were shifted to Cuttack following opposition by the Shiv Sena....

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013: Railways ground in Cuttack likely to host Pakistan’s matches

It's almost clear that Odisha's Railway ground will host Pakistan's World Cup matches after the Shiv Sena threatened that it would oppose ties involving the neighbouring country Pakistan in Mumbai. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajiv Shukla looks optimistic about successfully hosting of the tournament. Cuttack was selected to host...

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013: Cuttack shut down to protest against Pakistan’s matches in city

Normal life was hit in Odisha's Cuttack as schools, colleges and shops were closed after a shutdown called by right-wing Bajrang Dal to oppose staging of a match of Pakistan's women cricket team in the city.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013: Railways ground at Cuttack likely to host Pakistan matches

The Railways-owned ground at Cuttack has emerged as a likely venue to host some games in the ICC Women's World Cup, beginning here on January 31.

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Bajrang Dal steps up protest against Pakistan women playing at Cuttack

The Bajrang Dal has called for a shutdown in Cuttack Thursday to protest the staging of World Cup matches of the Pakistan women's cricket team in the city.

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ICC needs to take responsibility for security of women’s team: Zaka Ashraf

The chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, Zaka Ashraf has said that security of the national women's team in the World Cup in India remained the responsibility of the ICC.

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ICC and BCCI officials meet amid protests in Odisha

A day after the state government allowed the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) to hold Pakistan team's matches in the Women's World Cup, a delegation of ICC and BCCI on Tuesday met top officials amid protest by different groups.

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ICC Women’s World Cup matches expected to be shifted from Wankhede stadium

The Wankhede Stadium and MIG Club Ground, which was to host the matches of the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup, have been withdrawn as venues for the tournament, it is learnt on Monday.

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ABVP threatens to dig up pitches in Cuttack ahead of Pakistan Women’s World Cup matches

A day after Bajrang Dal asserted it was opposed to participation of Pakistani women cricketers in the World Cup, BJP student wing, ABVP, today threatened to dig up pitches ahead of the team's matches at Cuttack next month.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013: Odisha to host Pakistan team’s matches

Days of speculations regarding the participation of Pakistan Women's Cricket Team in the upcoming World Cup in India has ended, the group B matches will now be held in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, in the state of Odisha. Tendions at the India–Pakistan border and subsequent protests in Mumbai caused doubts regarding the safety of hosting Pakistan's...

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