Briefly: Blind cricket team not to travel to Pak for T20 World Cup
New Delhi
The Indian blind cricket team will not compete in the T20 World Cup as the government has denied it permission to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns, the national federation said. The Indian team was supposed to cross the Wagah border on Wednesday for the event, scheduled to be held from November 23 to December 3.
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Rain washes out last ODI between Sri Lanka and NZ
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