The Afro-Asia Cup will be shown on ESPN-Star after Nimbus Sports, which owned the telecast rights for the tournament, backed out of the deal, the Asian Cricket Council has confirmed.
"The circumstances were such that the tournament could not be cancelled, considering that the matches were designated as official one-dayers, and we're happy that ESPN-Star have agreed to telecast the event," Syed Ashraful Haq, the chief executive of the Asian Cricket Council, told Cricinfo.
While ESPN-Star weren't willing to reveal financial details, it is understood the deal will be significantly lower than the original sum.
Nimbus Sports, which bought the rights for three editions of the tournament, first played in 2005 in South Africa, for $12 million, cited the absence of several big stars in the Asian XI as the reason for pulling the plug. Among the names missing are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Kumar Sangakkara, Shoaib Akhtar and Lasith Malinga.
"We will not be part of the event in any way," Harish Thawani, the Nimbus chief, told PTI. "We will not be telecasting the event. Neither will we be producing nor bringing sponsorship for the matches."
It is understood that Nimbus' decision had been prompted by the withdrawal of several top stars, as the commitment had been based on the understanding that the teams will be drawn from the best available talent.
Muralitharan, Vaas and Sangakkara are currently playing county cricket with permission from the Sri Lankan Cricket Board, and Akhtar was pulled out by the Pakistan Cricket Board on the grounds that he had not regained full fitness. The last straw, according to the source, was the voluntary withdrawal of Tendulkar a couple of days ago. Dravid had not been originally picked in the XI that will be captained by Mahela Jayawardene.
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Played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (neutral venue), on 6 June 2007 - day/night (50-over match)
DPMD Jayawardene & Mohammad Yousuf nay 50+ kiye
318 runs to win and now Total (8 wickets; 33 overs) 179
Match notes
Asia XI innings Asia XI: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (41 balls), Extras 13 Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (V Sehwag 23, SC Ganguly 22, Ex 5) Asia XI: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 19 Drinks: Asia XI - 115/2 in 15.0 overs (SC Ganguly 30, DPMD Jayawardene 6) Asia XI: 150 runs in 23.1 overs (146 balls), Extras 20 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 30, Mohammad Yousuf 20, Ex 0) DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 49 balls (7 x 4) Asia XI: 200 runs in 30.5 overs (193 balls), Extras 21 Drinks: Asia XI - 216/3 in 33.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 63, Mohammad Yousuf 41) Mohammad Yousuf: 50 off 58 balls (4 x 4) Asia XI: 250 runs in 38.4 overs (240 balls), Extras 21 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (Mohammad Yousuf 19, Yuvraj Singh 30, Ex 1) Asia XI: 300 runs in 46.6 overs (292 balls), Extras 23 Africa XI innings Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 Africa XI: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 0 Drinks: Africa XI - 63/5 in 15.0 overs (MV Boucher 18, SM Pollock 18) Africa XI: 100 runs in 21.5 overs (132 balls), Extras 5 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (SM Pollock 12, E Chigumbura 36, Ex 2) Africa XI: 150 runs in 29.6 overs (182 balls), Extras 7 SM Pollock: 50 off 58 balls (6 x 4)
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