{"id":59658,"date":"2021-03-16T18:21:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=59658"},"modified":"2021-03-16T18:21:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:21:08","slug":"remembering-dalmiya-on-silver-jubilee-of-sri-lankas-world-cup-triumph-by-rex-clementine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/remembering-dalmiya-on-silver-jubilee-of-sri-lankas-world-cup-triumph-by-rex-clementine\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Dalmiya on Silver Jubilee of Sri Lanka\u2019s World Cup triumph- by Rex Clementine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Remembering Dalmiya on Silver Jubilee of Sri Lanka\u2019s World Cup triumph- by Rex Clementine<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dalmiya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/island.lk\/remembering-dalmiya-on-silver-jubilee-of-sri-lankas-world-cup-triumph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Island<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">A new term has entered cricket terminology \u2013 SENA countries \u2013 it stands for South Africa, England, New\u00a0 Zealand and Australia. Apparently, winning there or doing well in those countries is the yardstick to measure how good a player is or a team is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">SENA countries would not agree but it was Jagmohan Dalmiya who changed cricket\u2019s finances. The business tycoon from Calcutta who was a key figure in forming the Asian Cricket Council in 1980s was instrumental in identifying the huge marketing potential of the sport especially through television rights. Dalmiya became the first Asian President of ICC and was instrumental in moving the game\u2019s headquarters from Lord\u2019s to Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Dalmiya was also a dear friend of Sri Lanka. It is a little known fact that he became the President of ICC before becoming the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It was as the Secretary of BCCI that Dalmiya made many of his smart moves that SENA countries loathed. He was the head of PILCOM \u2013 Pakistan, India and Lanka Committee that was set up to run the 1996 WILLS World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Dalmiya\u2019s letters to the then Sri Lankan cricket board Secretary Neil Perera reveals much details about behind the scene moves of the Asian block in securing the 1996 World Cup to Asia. Sri Lanka\u2019s representatives for the ICC meeting in 1993 were given clear instructions from President R. Premadasa to vote for South Africa. South African sports associations were using the immense popularity of Nelson Mandela for them to secure global sporting events. They had already secured the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Cricket World Cup was going to be another feather in their cap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">However, South Africa\u2019s bid had some serious issues. England wanted to host the event and so did Pakistan. With them unable to garner enough support, South Africa withdrew. Neil Perera saw the opportunity and convinced Pakistan to withdraw their bid too \u2013 because India would not support them. Instead, Perera wanted India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to put out a joint bid. This proved to be a masterstroke. Pakistan was reluctant initially but later on agreed on one condition. Lahore should host the World Cup final. It was then agreed that India would host both semis. Cricket\u2019s Asian stakeholders had a deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Like in every global sporting event, the organizers had to face many challenges. The biggest of them was the refusal of Australia and West Indies to honour their World Cup fixtures in Colombo. Their security concerns was summed up when Shane Warne said a \u2018bomb might go off in Colombo\u2019 while he was shopping. It was to Dalmiya that Sri Lanka turned to bail them out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The Sri Lankan government convinced the Indian cricket supremo that the visiting teams would be presented with security accorded to the Heads of States. Dalmiya then in haste went onto put out a joint India-Pakistan team to come to Colombo and play a friendly match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Now, convincing the Indian captain to play under a Pakistani captain or vice-versa was such a hard task; the fans would not simply accept something of this sort. Dalmiya had a smart move.\u00a0 First he appointed someone to manage the team. He needed a high profile figure. So he chose former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Dalmiya then called up Alam and said, \u201cNow that Pakistan has the post of Manager, it is only fair that India gets the captaincy. I hope you agree. You have got to convince Wasim Akram to play under Mohammad Azharuddin.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Dalmiya was able to put out a star-studded side. There was one more issue.\u00a0 In signing up WILLS as the sponsor, it had been agreed upon that two weeks prior to the tournament there would be no international cricket matches taking place. So, technically this match could not happen. Dalmiya solved that puzzle too. He called up WILLS and said, \u2018Never again are you going to get a situation where India and Pakistan playing as one team.\u00a0 I am going to name this team WILLS World XI. So you better pay me\u00a0more money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The game at\u00a0RPS was a \u00a0huge success and Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar attended\u00a0to greet the players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">With that the fact that Colombo was safe to host\u00a0cricket matches was established. Dalmiya then demanded Australia and West Indies to honour their World Cup commitments. They refused. Both boards then accused Sri Lanka of refusing to relocate their games to India and wanted full points for themselves. When\u00a0Sri Lanka board chief Ana Punchihewa disagreed, West Indies and Australia wanted points shared. But sanity prevailed as Dalmiya ensured fair play. As the head of PILCOM he advised ICC to award full points to Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Ironically, Sri Lanka would defeat India in the World Cup semi-final in Dalmiya\u2019s backyard stunning 110,000 fans to silence. While Dalmiya would have been disappointed that India did not progress to the final, deep down he would have been happy for the tiny island of ours. He had played a huge role\u00a0in Sri Lanka\u2019s development in the world stage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remembering Dalmiya on Silver Jubilee of Sri Lanka\u2019s World Cup triumph- by Rex Clementine Source:Island A new term has entered cricket terminology \u2013 SENA countries \u2013 it stands for South Africa, England, New\u00a0 Zealand and Australia. 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