The International Cricket Council did a ground breaking ceremony to construct a building in dubai. They are going to be located in the Dubai Sports City, which is one of the many "cities" coming up here. Abdul Rahman Bukhatir, the man behind cricket in the gulf, said, "This is a historic event. we certainly have come a long way in cricket in theis part of the world. This is a very proud day in that we've been able to bring this level of seriousness to the whole matter." Ehsan Mani said that the dubai ceremony "represent a fantastic new chapter in the history of the ICC and the game of cricket." The office will open in media city (where i work) on Aug. 1. Chef executive Malcolm Speed that "it's very exciting. we're coming to a new culturee. It's not just relocation. we also share the vision of what is going on in dubai. dubai becomes the wrold headquaters for cricket. we're confident other sports will come here too'." speed said that an annual meeting of delegates at Lord's would continute to be held there to "maintain tradition." Bukhtair is partner in Sports City.
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