Four ICC Associate Members Reached Dubai For Practice Ahead of World Cup

Dubai - Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands and Canada; four ICC associate nations, have reached UAE to have some practice ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup, which is now just 17 days away from commencement. These teams will play practice matches at International Cricket Council Global Cricket Academy at Dubai.

Full of passion and determination, they began their hard work yesterday at the Gatorade High Performance Camp. Ireland, who had stunned Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup to reach the super eight, is hoping to do even better, Gulf News reports.

Ireland has two hosts India and Bangladesh in their group in the upcoming mega event. William Porterfield, Ireland captain talking to media said, “We might go even better and further than in 2007. It is difficult to compare two World Cups because in the last World Cup we were very much an unknown team. It is going to be a different challenge but I don’t see why we cannot improve and go in further than from where we were”.

“We might go even better and further than in 2007. It is difficult to compare two World Cups because in the last World Cup we were very much an unknown team. It is going to be a different challenge but I don’t see why we cannot improve and go in further than from where we were,” said Ireland captain William Porterfield.

Ireland has two hosts India and Bangladesh in their group. “Playing against home nations on their soil could be tough. To play against India is not going to be easy but when we go out into the pitch it will be our eleven versus their eleven and if we can stick to our basics and plans we can beat any side in our group,” he added.

Equally confident are the Netherlands and Canada who have come out of a harsh winter.