More than 100,000 tickets have been sold for the ICC World Twenty20 Cup in Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Thursday.
The International Cricket Council's Executive Board on Monday decided to increase the number of teams in the biennial World Twenty20 Championships from 12 to 16 for the editions commencing 2014.
Saeed Ajmal has been offered a lucrative full season contract by English county Worcestershire but the Pakistan off-spinner may be forced to reject it as he is still waiting for a confirmation that he would be released during national duty.