2012 Bangladesh Premier League

 

                         The Bangladesh Premier League 2012 

(BPL) season will be the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League. The season will commence on the 9th of February with the final to be played on the 29th of February

The competition will start with a double round robin group stage, in which each of the 6 teams will play against every other team twice. These matches will followed by two semi-finals and a final

The highest wicket taker will win the purple cap for being the top wicket-taking bowler while the highest run scorer will win the orange cap for leading run-scorer in the tournament. Best young player will be awarded the best under-19 player award and the special award for Fair Play will be won by the team who will play most fairly throughout the tournament.

Matches will be held in Dhaka and Chittagong with a total of six franchises taking part. The franchises will represent Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Khulna divisions. The franchise auction was held on January 10 and the player auction will take place on 18 and 19 January Each franchise will have to spend between US$2 million and US$5 million at the player auction.

On 21 December, the event Management Company bought the tournament title for six years for 44.33 million dollars, or at 354 crore taka.

Logo Launching Ceremony

The official Logo Launching Ceremony of the Bangladesh Premier League T20 was held on December 29 in the Radisson Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka. The Ceremony started at 6 p.m BST (Local Time), which consisted of the organizers, the members of BCB, Special guests, Few Cricketers, etc. The Ceremony was followed by songs from Artists like Habib Wahid and Others, and dinner. The whole ceremony was broadcasted by Channel 9 of Bangladesh.how to start (BPL)

Opening Ceremony

The President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman announced the launch of the first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League during the opening ceremony at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium on 9 February 2012.
Bangladesh Premier League opening ceremony was arranged in world class standard. It was started at 4:00 PM BST.The opening ceremony was for about 3 hours. The culture and history of freedom fighting of Bangladesh was displayed in this show. For BPL opening ceremony, popular bollywood stars Bipasha Basu and Malaika Arora Khan performed. The popular singers Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal and Bappi Lahiri also arrived Dhaka in that time for BPL. Excitement regarding Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)start to spread in Bangladesh. India's most eye-catching singer Shreya Ghoshal performed in the tournament kick off show. There was a kick off program for BPL just before the player auction.

Venues

A total of 33 matches will be held including the final in this tournament. 25 matches will be played in Dhaka and the remaining 8 matches will be held in Chittagong.

Dhaka	Chittagong

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ICC President Sharad Pawar condoles NKP Salve's death

On behalf of the ICC, I extend my condolences to the family of Mr NKP Salve.

Mr.Salve was one of the best cricket administrators the game has ever seen. As president of the BCCI, he played a pivotal role in ensuring that the World Cup became a truly 'international' event, staged all over the world. He was heading the BCCI when India won the World Cup in 1983. The triumph emboldened him to join forces with Air Marshall Noor Khan, the then President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan, to stake a joint bid to host the 1987 World Cup. The tournament was officially awarded to India and Pakistan in July 1984.

Mr. NKP Salve as a Cricket Administrator earned the respect of his colleagues in BCCI, ACC and ICC as a warm and affectionate person. It was his persuasive skills that convinced the ICC members to agree to take the World Cup outside England and make it a global event that it is today.

Salve was Chairman of the 1987 World Cup Organising Committee. He and his committee members were thus responsible for an outstanding tournament, with 27 matches being played at 21 venues in India and Pakistan. Among the pioneering decisions taken by the Committee were those have a panel of neutral umpires for the tournament-the first time this was done in World Cup history ? and to have fifty-overs-a-side matches.

Considering that World Cup matches have been played thereafter in Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the West Indies and Bangladesh, Salve can be truly called a Visionary. Salve represented the BCCI at the ICC, and played a decisive role in instituting the Asian Cricket Council. Mr NKP Salve will always be remembered fondly by us as a very helpful, generous and kind person, who followed and supported the game of cricket till his last days.

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Results of the ICC Executive Board meeting in Dubai

The ICC Executive Board held the second of its scheduled 2012 meetings in Dubai this weekend. The major items considered and/or decisions taken were as follows.

ICC President, Chairman and Chief Executive

Following a Board resolution agreed at the last meeting, the directors confirmed the necessary amendments to the constitution to split the role of the ICC President and Chairman of the Board. The amended Articles will now be placed before the ICC Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur at the end of June for consideration and approval. In summary the key changes would give effect to the following:

- The role of the ICC President will be reformed after the Annual Conference in 2014 to separate the Chairman of the Board position from that of the ICC President. Until then, the current roles for the ICC President and Vice president will remain, after which the Vice-Presidency will cease to exist and a new Chairman of the Board post created;

- The term of office for the new ceremonial role for the President will be one year and will rotate, as it currently does, amongst the Members. The President will not be a voting member of the Board;

- The Chairman, who will be appointed by the Board for a maximum of six years (3 x two year terms) will also be non-voting;

Until the President's role has been confirmed, the joint nomination of the Bangladesh Cricket Board and Pakistan Cricket Board for the role of vice president 2012-14 was deferred until the amended Articles have been considered by ICC Annual Conference.

The Nominations Committee reported that they have arrived at a shortlist of four candidates who will be interviewed in due course to replace Mr Haroon Lorgat, the current ICC Chief Executive, who vacates his position at the end of the Annual Conference in June 2012.

ICC Cricket Committee 2012-14 appointments

In relation to the post of Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee, the ICC Board decided to review the current terms of appointment. This review will cover potential remuneration and also the current restraints on the chairman in relation to media roles.

In the meantime Mr Clive Lloyd, whose term as chairman had recently expired, will be requested to continue until the ICC Annual Conference in June.

The Board also ratified the following appointments from the Chief Executives' Committee ("CEC"):

- re-appoint Ms Clare Connor, the current chairperson of the ICC Women's Committee, for a second three-year term;

- re-appoint Ravi Shastri for a second three-year term representing the media;

- appoint David White, the New Zealand Cricket chief executive, as the CEC representative; and

- appoint John Stephenson as MCC's representative.

Twenty20 strategy

The ICC Board received a report of the strategic discussions held at the Chief Executive's Committee (CEC) in March 2012 and confirmed the following recommendations

- to increase, from 2014 onwards, the number of teams participating in the ICC World T20 from 12 to 16 men's teams;

- the event should remain a joint men's and women's event;

- three additional Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) may be played in the year in which the ICC World Twenty20 is being staged provided there is a corresponding reduction in the maximum number of permitted ODIs (as per ICC Scheduling guidelines-the current regulations permit a maximum of 12 T20Is for each Full Member in any one year).

Mr Lorgat said: "The need to manage volume of cricket was considered when agreeing to allow the additional T20Is to be played in a year."

Independent Governance Review - Woolf Report

Having considered several options to deal constructively with the Woolf Report, the ICC Board agreed that, in the first instance, there was a real need for further discussion among the Directors and Members in an effort to build consensus. In addition to already agreeing the split to the President/Chairman's role and creating targeted funding for Members in line with the Woolf recommendations, the Directors were keen to begin discussion among themselves to develop a clearer understanding of the role of the ICC.

The Directors committed to hold more informal discussions amongst themselves and their Member Boards in preparation for further discussions at the next Board meeting in June.

Mr Lorgat said: "Change in any form is challenging and it would be unrealistic to expect immediate decisions. This was the Board's first opportunity to discuss the report and it is encouraging that there is a willingness to engage in difficult and significant governance matters."

Update on ICC events - pre and post 2015

The Board confirmed the hosting for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 qualifying tournament in the United Arab Emirates in October 2013 and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 qualifying event in New Zealand in 2014.

The ICC has already commenced with planning for its new rights cycle post 2015 and a key prerequisite of this is to determine the ICC events that will be staged. The Board has agreed the following events schedule:

Year    Event    Format
2016    ICC World Twenty20    Men 16 teams, 39 games
Women's 8 teams, 15 games
2017    ICC World Test Championship    4 teams, 3 games
2018    ICC World Twenty20 (tbc)    Men 16 teams, 39 games
Women's 8 teams, 15 games
2019    ICC Cricket World Cup    10 teams, 48 games
2020    ICC World Twenty20    Men 16 teams, 39 games
Women's 8 teams, 15 games
2021    ICC World Test Championship    4 teams, 3 games
2022    ICC World Twenty20 (tbc)    Men 16 teams, 39 games
Women's 8 teams, 15 games
2023    ICC Cricket World Cup    10 teams, 48 games

Other Events:
Year    Events    Format
2015    ICC World T20 Qualifier    16 teams, 72 games
2016    ICC U19 Cricket World Cup    16 teams, 48 games
2017    ICC Women's World Cup    8 teams, 25 games
    ICC World T20 Qualifier (tbc)    16 teams, 72 games
2018    ICC U19 Cricket World Cup    16 teams, 48 games
    ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier    10 teams, 48 games
2019    ICC World T20 Qualifier    16 teams, 72 games
2020    ICC U19 Cricket World Cup    16 teams, 48 games
2021    ICC Women's World Cup    8 teams, 25 games
    ICC World T20 Qualifier (tbc)    16 teams, 72 games
2022    ICC U19 Cricket World Cup    16 teams, 48 games
    ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier    10 teams, 48 games
2023    ICC World T20 Qualifier    16 teams, 72 games

Other decisions

Other decisions included confirmation to proceed with a high-level evaluation of cricket's participation in multi-sport games; the necessity for women's cricket to play at least 3 ODIs or 3 T20s in a calendar year (excluding ICC funded events) in order to retain their ODI and T20 status; and, following an independent study, that the current Reliance ICC Rankings are fit for the purposes of determining qualification to ICC events and for promotion/relegation purposes. The Board also adopted the de Speville report on the ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit and the recommendations will now be implemented.

The ICC Board consists of the president or chairman from each of the 10 Full Members plus three Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, the ICC Chief Executive and the ICC Vice-President, as well as by invitation, the ICC Principal Advisor.

Sharad Pawar    ICC President
Alan Isaac    ICC Vice-President
Haroon Lorgat    ICC Chief Executive
Zaka Ashraf    Pakistan
Dr Willie Basson    South Africa
Peter Chingoka    Zimbabwe
Giles Clarke    England and Wales
Wally Edwards    Australia
Dr Julian Hunte    West Indies
Mustafa Kamal    Bangladesh
Imran Khwaja    Associate Member Representative
Nuski Mohamed    Sri Lanka (alternate for Upali Dharmadasa)
Chris Moller    New Zealand
Keith Oliver    Associate Member Representative
Neil Speight    Associate Member Representative
Narayanaswami Srinivasan    India

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IPL: Mumbai Indians to clash with Delhi Daredevils today

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians will be facing Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) today. The match will start in the night at 7.30 (Pakistan Time).

Mumbai Indians playing four matches have six points to its credit, while Delhi Daredevils have earned four points playing three matches.

Geo Super is telecasting all the matches of this event live.

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Pakistan hails Bangladesh series

KARACHI: Delighted Pakistani cricket fans, players and politicians Monday welcomed Bangladesh's decision to tour the troubled country and end its three-year exile from hosting international matches.

Bangladesh on Sunday agreed to a short tour during which they will play one 50-over game and a Twenty20 international on April 29 and 30 in Lahore, a move hailed by former captain and current allrounder Shahid Afridi.

"It's a major breakthrough and a very good news for the whole nation, for Pakistan team and millions of fans who have been deprived of international game for the last three years," he said.

No international matches have been played in Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lankan team bus during the Lahore Test in March 2009, leaving eight people dead and seven visiting players and an assistant coach injured.

Foreign teams shunned Pakistan as a cricket venue after the attacks, forcing them to play their home series on neutral venues, mostly in the United Arab Emirates.

Pakistan's foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar praised efforts from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf to revive internationals.

"PCB's efforts have finally borne fruit and Bangladesh team's visit will help bring international cricket back to Pakistan and will motivate more teams to come to our country," Khar said.

Intikhab Alam, the PCB's director of international cricket and a former national coach and player, said the Bangladesh tour could open the way for other teams to follow.

"PCB in the leadership of (Zaka) Ashraf was endeavouring to bring cricket back in the country and the Bangladesh tour will be the beginning of a bigger thing in the future," Alam told.

But former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif sounded a note of caution.

"We must not leave any loopholes in security because we cannot afford a minor mistake or any lapse in arrangements," said Latif. "Other teams will also be motivated after Bangladesh tour but we have to make the best arrangements."

Interior minister Rehman Malik reiterated a promise to put in place stringent security measures for the Bangladesh team.

"We will leave no stone unturned and put in place the best possible security for the Bangladesh team as per our promise and make this tour an exemplary one so that other teams also tour us," said Malik.

Fans were ecstatic at the news.

"It will be great to watch international matches on our home ground," said Hameed Ali, a student in Lahore.

"I cannot forget the dreadful attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus and was due to watch that day's play.

"It's too early to say that Bangladesh's visit will help bring bigger teams, but let's keep our fingers crossed. I am waiting to get a ticket for the April 30 game."

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Patient Watson helps Aussies take upper hand

PORT OF SPAIN: Shane Watson hit a patient half-century as Australia reached 208 for five on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on a slow Queen's Park Oval pitch.

Mike Hussey, on 26, and Matthew Wade, with 11, were unbeaten at the close, putting on a useful 30-run partnership after both men had survived dropped catches.

Watson was Australia's top scorer, making a solid 56 in 219 minutes.

"It was hard to get the pace of the ball because it was very slow. Also the ball was very soft," said Watson.

"The fields that (West Indies skipper) Darren Sammy set meant it was hard to rotate the strike at times. I was trying to do everything I could to keep the scoreboard moving, but on a wicket like this it does make it difficult."

The day was also a mini-triumph for Windies' off-spinner Shane Shillingford who came in for Devendra Bishoo to play his first Test for 18 months after having to undergo remedial work on his action.

He bowled 32 overs, taking two for 56, including opener David Warner in his first over.

"It obviously felt pretty good coming back to Test cricket and getting a wicket in my first over," he said.

Australia, who won the first Test in Barbados by three wickets, decided to play two spinners for the first time in nearly four years, with Michael Beer coming in to partner Nathan Lyon.

Warner (29) and Ed Cowan (28) put on 53 for the first wicket to provide the foundation for Australia, while seamer Kemar Roach was the pick of the West Indies seam attack.

He removed Cowan and later Ricky Ponting (seven) before the tea interval.

Shillingford bowled the first over of spin in the match in the 15th over and had immediate success.

Warner did not quite get to the pitch of his fifth ball but continued through with a drive and the ball came off the outside edge straight to Sammy at slip.

Roach, who had opened the bowling from the Media Centre End, was brought back by Sammy at the Brian Lara Pavilion End for a couple of overs before lunch.

The third ball of his new spell hit Cowan low on the front pad and despite a review, the opener was on his way back to the pavilion as Australia went to lunch on 74 for two.

In the sixth over after the break, Roach took his second wicket.

Ponting was man of the match in his last appearance in a Test at Queen's Park Oval, having scored a double-century in the first innings.

It was not to be this time around. He had scored just seven by the time he was squared up by a delivery outside off-stump that took the edge and flew to wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh at chest height.

Somehow the keeper spilt it but he had got enough glove on the ball that Sammy had time to step across from first slip to grab the rebound.

With the ball not coming off the pitch and with a lush outfield, scoring was always going to be slow.

Skipper Michael Clarke appeared to come to the decision at tea that it would help his side if the scoring rate was increased. He hit the first two balls after the interval to the boundary and hit 17 runs in the first two overs.

He had made 41 when he looked as though he'd be on his way back to the pavilion.

He'd been given out lbw to a Shillingford delivery that came back in and hit him on the back pad. He asked for a review and it proved to be a good move as the ball had hit him just outside the line of the off stump.

Narsingh Deonarine returned to the attack and Clarke's eyes seemed to light up as a long hop came down. He spun and hit it sweetly to deep square leg but somehow found the only man on the boundary.

He stood in disbelief at what he'd done but was gone for 45 having added 84 runs with Watson.

Watson, who had come to the wicket at the fall of Warner, struggled to score after tea and was using his feet to the spinners. He came down the wicket to a Shillingford off-break and played defensively.

The ball came off the inside edge and went sharply to Adrian Barath who took a good reflex catch.

Watson had only added 15 runs in the 16 overs after tea, but his innings could prove to be extremely valuable over the next four days.

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Bangladesh coach Law to step down in June

DHAKA: Australian Stuart Law will step down as the national cricket coach of Bangladesh in June due to family reasons, the country's cricket board (BCB) said on

Monday.

Law, who played one test and 54 one-day internationals for Australia, joined as Bangladesh's head coach in July last year on a two-year contract, replacing compatriot Jamie Siddons.

"It is a matter of great regret for us to inform you that our head coach Law has decided to resign from his post in June for family reason," BCB's media committee chairman Jalal Yunus told reporters.

The high point of Law's tenure came at the Asia Cup last month, where hosts Bangladesh defeated heavyweights India and Sri Lanka during the group stage before narrowly losing the final of the four-team tournament to Pakistan.

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IPL: Rahane ton helps Rajasthan crush Bangalore by 59 runs

BANGALORE: Rajasthan Royals outclassed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 59 runs after Ajinkya Rahane scored a brilliant hundred in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

Chasing an improbable target of 196, Bangalore were bowled out for 136 in 19.5 overs.

Their main scorers were Mayank Agarwal (34) and Virat Kohli (22). Agarwal hit three sixes and as many fours in a brief innings of 21 balls.

Medium-pacer Siddharth Trivedi captured four wickets for 25 while Pankaj Singh and Amit Singh took two wickets each.

Earlier, winning the toss, Rajasthan captain Rahul Dravid decided to bat first and opened the innings with Ajinkya Rahane. Both provided a solid start making 62 runs before Dravid was out for 25.

Then Rahane, joined by Owais Shah, was involved in a bigger second wicket partnership of 121 runs in only 50 balls as both completed fifties.

Owais Shah made 60 off 26 balls with five fours and as many sixes but Rahane continued his onslaught till the final ball to become the first batsman to score a hundred in the tournament.

He remained not out on 103 which he made off just 60 balls hitting twelve fours and five sixes as Rajasthan reached 195 for two in the allotted 20 overs.

This match was televised live by Pakistan’s first sports tv channel Geo Super.

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Aussies lose openers, reach 74 for two at lunch

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: Australia lost both their openers in the opening session of the second Test against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval on Sunday before reaching lunch on 74 for two.

Shane Watson was not out on 10, while Ricky Ponting was on five.

Openers David Warner (29) and Ed Cowan (28) had put on 53 for the first wicket as Australia, who won the toss and chose to bat, made a steady start in their bid to wrap up the series after winning the first Test by three wickets in Barbados.

The Test started in dramatic fashion when Warner was given out by umpire Marais Erasmus from the sixth ball of the opening over bowled by Fidel Edwards.

The ball had come off the pad and bounced in front of wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh but Erasmus's finger was still raised before West Indies skipper Darren Sammy immediately indicated that the ball hadn't carried.

A quick consultation with fellow umpire Ian Gould overturned the decision.

However, had Erasmus's decision been made for an lbw appeal, rather than a catch, then Warner would have been on his way.

There had been much talk about the wicket leading up to the Test with the likelihood that it would take spin.

The thinking of both teams was confirmed when Australia decided to play two spinners for the first time in nearly four years with Michael Beer coming in to partner Nathan Lyon.

The West Indies brought in off-spinner Shane Shillingford for Devendra Bishoo who had disappointed in Barbados.

He bowled the first over of spin in the match in the 15th over and had immediate success.

Warner didn't quite get to the pitch of his fifth ball but continued through with a drive with the ball coming off the outside edge straight to Sammy at slip.

Shillingford, back in the team after undergoing remedial work on his action, continued to bowl a tight spell only conceding six runs from his four overs as he found some slow turn from the pitch.

Kemar Roach, who had opened the bowling from the Media Centre End, was brought back by Sammy at the Brian Lara Pavilion End for a couple of overs before lunch.

The third ball of his new spell hit Cowan low on the front pad and, again, Erasmus gave the decision against the batsman.

After consulting with Watson, Cowan decided to use the review. The replays showed that the ball had hit him marginally outside the line of the off stump but not enough to change the verdict.

Australia had lost both their openers with the score on 65.

The West Indies had been forced to make one other change to their side with Kirk Edwards left out with an injury to his left knee to be replaced by Kieran Powell.

Two of Australia's pace attack pulled up sore after their efforts in Bridgetown.

Both Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle were rested with James Pattinson coming into the side as well as Beer.

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Australia win toss and bat against Windies

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: Australian captain Michael Clarke won the toss and opted to bat here on the first day of the second Test with the West Indies.

Australia can clinch the three match series if they win here after winning the first Test in Barbados.

Both teams made two changes to the sides from the first Test.

The West Indies left out vice-captain, Kirk Edwards, who had a sore left knee. They also brought in off-spinner Shane Shillingford for Devendra Bishoo who didn't perform up to expectations in Bridgetown.

Two of Australia's pace attack pulled up sore after their efforts in Barbados.

Both man of the match Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle have been rested.

This has given an opportunity to James Pattinson to come back into the side, while they also selected two spinners for the first time in nearly four years with Michael Beer coming in to partner Nathan Lyon.

The wicket appeared to be very dry and there were scuff marks on it.

Trinidad is new territory for the Australian side with only Ricky Ponting having played in a Test at the Queen's Park Oval before.

It was a fine one for him as he landed the Man of the Match award having scored a double-century in the first innings.

Darren Bravo has played plenty of cricket here as it's his club ground but this is his first Test match on home soil.

Teams:

West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Adrian Barath, Kraigg Brathwaite, Kieran Powell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Darren Bravo, Narsingh Deonarine, Carlton Baugh, Shane Shillingford, Kemar Roach, Fidel Edwards

Australia: Michael Clarke (captain), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Matthew Wade, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Beer, Nathan Lyon.

Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG), Marais Erasmus (SA), Third umpire: Tony Hill (NZ)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ)

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Punjab’s thrilling 2-run win against Kolkata

KOLKATA: Kings XI Punjab recorded a thrilling two-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring match in the fifth Indian Premier League here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Chasing 135, the Knight Riders were looking set to achieve the target but they were restricted to 132-7 in 20 overs by the Kings XI due to their accurate bowling and alert fielding.

Debabrata Das top scored with an unbeaten 35 from 23 balls with three fours and a six. Other notable contributors were Maninder Bisla (27), captain Gautam Gambhir (22) and Manoj Tiwary (20).

For Punjab, leg-spinner Pyush Chawla captured three wickets for 18 runs and left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt claimed two for 24.

Earlier, Punjab made 134 for nine in the allotted 20 overs after being sent into bat by Kolkata.

Main scorers were Mandeep Singh (38) and Australia’s David Hussey (32).

West Indian off-break bowler Sunil Narine, displaying an extra-ordinary performance, grabbed five wickets for 19 runs and later was adjudged the main-of-the-match.

Geo Super, the first sports tv channel of Pakistan, televised this amtch live from Kolkata.

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Khar welcomes B’desh cricket team visit

LAHORE: Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar Sunday said that Bangladesh cricket team’s finally deciding to visit Pakistan was a heartening gesture, Geo News reported.

She was talking to media after chief-guesting the closing ceremony of a golf championship here at Royal Palm Golf & Country Club Lahore.

To a question, she said that sports diplomacy promotes people-to-people relations, which is very important.

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