Event Profile

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Event Profile
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Background
Pakistan is the defending Champion of the World
Cup Cricket for the Blind and has been awarded
the honor of hosting the 3rd World Cup of Cricket
for the Blind, 2006 by the World Blind Cricket
Council (WBCC). The dates of the event are 3-16
December, 2006. It is only the 3rd World Cup of
Cricket for the Blind. The previous two World
Cups were hosted by India. The World Cup is held
after every 4 years. All major test-playing
nations have confirmed their participation
including Australia, England, South Africa, West
Indies, Sri Lanka, India, New Zealand, and
Pakistan (Defending Champion/Host). Pakistan
Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) are the official
organizer of the event.
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• Introduction to the Event

This will be the first international disability
focused sport event in Pakistan. The vision
behind this World Cup is to familiarize the
masses with the capabilities and issues of the
visually impaired and make them aware of their
social responsibilities towards these persons
through extensive/effective campaigns at an
unprecedented scale. The World Cup Cricket for
the Blind is supported by Government of the
Punjab, Jang Group and GEO Television Network,
Pakistan Air Force and Sightsavers International.

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Event Calendar
Day Date Activity Venue Thursday 19 October
Official Media Launch Serena Hotel Wed
Fri 29 Nov 01 Dec Teams Arrival Islamabad
Airport Friday 01 December Welcome
Dinner Islamabad Sunday 03 December Opening
Ceremony Liaquat Gymnasium Mon - Wed 04 06
Dec League Matches Thursday 07 December Rest
Day Fri Mon 8 11 December League
Matches Sunday 09 December Ind Vs Pak Match F9
Park Sunday 09 December White Ball
Dinner Tuesday 12 December Rest
Day Wednesday 13 December 1st Semi Final F9
Park Thursday 14 December 2nd Semi
Final Rawalpindi Stadium Friday 15 December
Rest Day Saturday 16 December Final/Closing
Rawalpindi Stadium
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Media Partners
Jang Group of Newspapers and Geo TV Network The
Jang Group and GEO are the official media
partners for the event. Being the largest
media group in the region, Jang Group and GEO
have helped the PBCC to take this prestigious
event to a new level and to create a mega
multi-layered/multi-media international event,
the theme of which is based around social
inclusion and not social isolation for the
visually impaired. In an unprecedented gesture,
GEO will telecast the exciting event live on TV
featuring the Opening Ceremony, Pakistan-India
league match on the 9th of December, the 2 semi
Finals and the final/closing ceremony. Jang
Groups leading English and Urdu dailies, The
News and Jang will also carry a special World Cup
column on their sports page and support the event
by publishing high-profile supplements and
advertising campaign.
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Media Partners
Jang Group of Newspapers and Geo TV Network Geo
News will also start airing a daily TV segment in
the news titled Geo Blind Cricket with history,
interviews, profiles, rules and records of all
the competing teams and their players featuring
comments by the International Cricket Greats of
past and present. Mir Khalil ur Rahman
Foundation
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Supporters
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Pakistan Air Force has
been supporting Cricket for the Blind in Pakistan
since 2001. Air Chief Marshal Tanveer Mehmood
Ahmad was the first Patron-in-Chief of the
Islamabad Cricket Association of the Blind
(ICAB). PAF provides financial as well as human
resource support to ICAB. PAF also build a
cricket ground to support the blind cricket which
will be inaugurated during the World Cup.
Sightsavers International Sightsavers
International is a UK based development agency
working for the prevention of blindness in the
developing countries. Sightsavers has been
providing financial and technical support to the
cricket for the blind from 2002. Sightsavers
supported the assessment of the players, national
blind cricket tournaments, General Assembly of
World Blind Cricket Council, and international
cricket series.
Government of the Punjab
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Event Managers
Time Vision Time Vision are the official
event managers. They are committed to design the
event in such a way as to provide top-drawer
entertainment packaged with top quality
mainstream awareness by involving the
international cricket heroes, film stars,
celebrities and social icons in the build-up to
the event.
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Media Launch
The Official Theme Song of the World Cup titled
Hum Bhi Jeetay Hain and the Trophy were
recently unveiled in a high-profile media launch
ceremony on the 19th of October, 2006 at the
prestigious Serena Hotel in Islamabad in the
presence of all the top media representatives of
Pakistan. The colorful Official Playing
Uniforms of the 8 participating nations were also
displayed for the first time. The launch was
extensively reported by all major newspapers and
TV channels in the country.
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Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony of the World Cup will be
held on December 3, 2006 in Liaquat Gymnasium,
Islamabad. The Honorable Prime Minister has
confirmed his availability as chief guest for the
opening ceremony. The theme of the ceremony is
celebrating ability of persons with blindness.
The ceremony is designed as a mega event with
live coverage, music, choreography with light and
sound, top film/TV/music celebrities of Pakistan
and introduction of the participating teams.
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Down-Time Event
The top music industry celebrities will entertain
the participating teams with music and
story-telling in an informal dinner hosted by the
Pakistan Air Force on the 2nd of December at a
local hotel. The idea is for the talented
youngsters participating in the international
event feel at home and relax before going into
the fiercely competitive competition. The media
will be invited to mingle with the participants
and have a up-close and personal interaction with
them.
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India-Pakistan World Cup Fixture
A 8-10 star delegation led by Mr. Dinesh
Lakhanpal, ex-president of Indias film-makers
association and one of the most influential
persons in Bollywood, will be arriving in
Pakistan to attend the India-Pakistan world cup
fixture on the 9th of December at the F-9 park
cricket ground. The White Ball Fund-raising
Dinner The stars will also attend a high-profile
fund-raising dinner the same night also featuring
top Pakistani film/tv/sports/pop celebrities. The
match will be aired live on GEO and the dinner
will be broadcast later as a prime-time event
package.
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Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony will be held on December 16,
2006 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The chief
guest of the event is Honorable President of
Pakistan. The prizes will be distributed in a
colourful ceremony and the World Cup Trophy will
be handed over to the champions and the Event
will be officially closed by the Chief Guest.
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Vision
The vision behind this World Cup is to
familiarize the masses with the capabilities and
problems of the visually impaired and make them
aware of their social responsibilities towards
these persons through extensive/effective
campaigns at an unprecedented scale. The success
of this event will help give the visually
impaired in the society the respect they deserve.
The Federal Government has already assured the
organizers of their support through the
involvement of schools and colleges participation
in this event through the Ministry of Education.
The President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan
have also extended their passionate support for
the event.
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The Contest
The first round of the World Cup will be Round
Robin League where each contestant will play all
the other teams. The top 4 teams will qualify
for the Semi-Finals. There will be a total of 28
League Matches, 2 Semi-Finals and the Final (31
Matches) 4 League Matches will be played each
day at 4 different venues. Timings 1st Session
930am-1230pm 2nd Session
115pm-415pm
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The Venues

• Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (Rawalpindi)
• Shalimar Cricket Ground (Islamabad)
• F9 Park Cricket Ground (Islamabad)
• Diamond Cricket Ground G8
• PAF Cricket Ground E9 (Islamabad)

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Thank You