The first Group B match of the ICC Women's World Cup involving the Pakistan side witnessed a smooth beginning at the near-empty Barabati Stadium at Cuttack on Friday amid protests outside the stadium.
Fearing an attack, the Pakistan women's cricket team has been lodged at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack city, officials said on Friday.
Title contenders Australia started their ICC Women's World Cup campaign in a confident manner whipping minnows Pakistan by 91 runs in their group B league opener, at Cuttack on Friday.
After the Pakistan team management's appreciation, the ICC too has praised the hospitality and facilities provided by the Odisha Cricket Association to Pakistan players, who are staying inside Barabati stadium premises here for the Women's World Cup to be played here and in Mumbai.
A video showing the Pakistan women's cricket team practice at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, where they are housed and will play all their group matches. The Pakistani Team, not because of their cricketing prowess but due to the off-field matters, dominated the build-up to the ICC Women's World Cup 2013, but after a 95-run victory...
Pakistan women cricketers were not complaining over their accommodations being provided inside the Barabati Stadium for the ICC World Cup though the world body and the BCCI got the flak from former Pakistan players over the issue.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has remained silent on the decision by International Cricket Council to allow the organisers of the Women's World Cup in India to house the Pakistan team at a stadium instead of a hotel but former players have lashed out at the ICC and the BCCI for this development.
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has housed the Pakistan women's cricket team inside the Barabati stadium, for security reasons. Pakistan's coach Basit Ali looks at this situation as an advantage. Pakistan's matches had been shifted from Mumbai in the wake of protests from several quarters following the beheading of Indian soldiers along the Line of...
A video showing the Pakistani women's cricket team practicing at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, in preparation for the 2013 ICC Women's World Cup. They practised for four hours even as a small group of agitators staged a demonstration outside the fortified venue. Pakistan's matches had been shifted from Mumbai in the wake of protests from...
With no signs of fear in their eyes despite protests from several quarters, Pakistan's women cricketers on Monday took to their first net practice amid tight security at the Barabati Stadium here, one of the venues for the upcoming World Cup.