ICC World Cup: Sri Lanka face first game with Bermuda March 15

George Steuarts Travel International will go for their third innings as the official travel agents for the 2007 ICC World Cricket Cup to be held in the West Indies in March next year.

They were the official travel agents for the three previous World Cup championships in India/Pakistan in 1996, 1999 in England and the last one held in South Africa in 2003.

George Steuarts have come out with three attractive packages to all cricket fans who want to watch the World Cup matches in the Caribbean from March 13, 2007 to April 28th, 2007. This includes return air ticket, visa fees, internal traveling, accommodation, medical and insurance, and to a luxury cruise carnival destiny. etc. In addition, there will be special discounts for HSBC credit card holders. HSBC are the co-sponsors with Janashakthi Insurance.

There are other optional packages to witness the two semifinals and the final.

The semi-finals will be played in Jamaica on 24 and 25 of April 2007 and the final will take place on April 28 in Barbados.
Sri Lanka has been drawn in group ‘B’ with India, Bermuda, and Bangladesh, and will meet Bermuda in their opening match on March 15 at Trinidad. They will take on Bangladesh on March 21 and India on March 23 also at Trinidad. The Super eight series will begin on March 27 and end on April 22.

The Chairman and Managing Director of George Steuarts S. Skandakumar who chaired a press briefing at the Taj Samudra, Golden Pond said that this World Cup should be a good one for Sri Lanka as it resembles the one that we had in 1996 with the ideal balance and depth in batting and bowling and we beat Australia in the final at Lahore. R.A.