Sri Lanka Different Class At Emirates Flying Catch
DUBAI, U.A.E., 12th June 2009 – Sri Lanka players and the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires were a class act yesterday as they posed for pictures and signed autographs for a group of school children at the Emirates Flying Catch inflatable.
The Sri Lankans took time out from their training session at Lord's to give kids from UCS school in North London a special treat ahead of their Super Eight clash against Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
Emirates’ ICC Official Partner status gives the airline sponsorship rights to all ICC major tournaments, including the 2011 and 2015 ICC Cricket World Cups, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC World Twenty20. It also sponsors the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, ICC Under-19 World Cup, ICC Intercontinental Cup and the ICC Women’s World Cup.
In partnership with the ICC, Emirates will continue sponsoring the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Referees. This agreement will see the Fly Emirates logo prominently displayed on the umpires’ clothing at all ICC events until 2015.
Emirates also supports the Lord’s Taverners, the cricketing charity whose team - featuring TV personality Chris Tarrant and former England star Darren Gough - will face the airline's Fly Emirates XI at Windsor Castle this weekend.