Final decision on 2011 World Cup in April: International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council (ICC) does not see cricket returning to Pakistan in the near future and said it will take a final call on the strife-torn nation’s status as a co-host of the 2011 World Cup in its meeting at Dubai next month.

“I believe that there is currently great reluctance — and rightly so — for players to return at this time,” ICC President David Morgan said at a news conference at Lord’s on Tuesday. “But the future situation needs not be perpetuated as it is today. We must not believe that Pakistan is going to be unsafe forever and ever, and we must hope that it won’t be unsafe for too long. Teams should not be expected to go there in the immediate future but things can change and change quickly,”Morgan said.

Regarding Pakistan’s chances about hosting the World Cup in 2011, the ICC chief said, “ICC World Cup is due to be staged in Indian sub-continent shared between four countries,

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Thaksin seeks to nurture Asia’s future leaders

Thailand’s fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a foundation that aims to nurture Asia’s future leaders, a spokesman said Tuesday. ‘The Building a Better Future’ Foundation opened offices on Monday in Hong Kong and Dubai, said Pongthep Thepkanjana, a Bangkok-based spokesman.

Thaksin was in Dubai and planned to travel elsewhere next week, said Pongthep. He, however, declined to say where the destinations would be.

In an open letter on the foundation’s Web site, Thaksin said he wants to recruit Asia’s “rising stars” to tackle the economic crisis in the region and confront other pressing issues faced by developing nations.

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