<p class="title">The International Cricket Council is confident the June 16 World Cup match between Indian and Pakistan will go ahead despite last week's attack claimed by Pakistan-based militants on Indian forces in disputed Kashmir, chief executive David Richardson has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A suicide bomber on Thursday attacked a paramilitary police convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 40 in the deadliest single assault on Indian forces in 30 years of insurgency in the Muslim-majority region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Angry Indian fans have demanded boycotting the marquee match in England though neither of the cricket boards has publicly expressed any such desire.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Certainly there are no indications any of the matches, including the Pakistan-India match, will not be played as planned at the World Cup," ICC chief executive David Richardson told cricket website www.cricinfo.com.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But ... we will continue to monitor the situation."</p>.<p class="bodytext">ICC is the world governing body for the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bitter rivals India and Pakistan are scheduled to clash at Old Trafford in Manchester in what would be one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches at the May 30-July 14 tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 400,000 applications had been made for the 25,000 tickets available for the match, organisers said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To put that in perspective, England v Australia was around 230-240,000," World Cup tournament director Steve Elworthy told Cricinfo. "And the final was around about 260-270,000 applications for tickets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So that gives you a bit of perspective for the demand for this match.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a big game." </p>
<p class="title">The International Cricket Council is confident the June 16 World Cup match between Indian and Pakistan will go ahead despite last week's attack claimed by Pakistan-based militants on Indian forces in disputed Kashmir, chief executive David Richardson has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A suicide bomber on Thursday attacked a paramilitary police convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 40 in the deadliest single assault on Indian forces in 30 years of insurgency in the Muslim-majority region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Angry Indian fans have demanded boycotting the marquee match in England though neither of the cricket boards has publicly expressed any such desire.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Certainly there are no indications any of the matches, including the Pakistan-India match, will not be played as planned at the World Cup," ICC chief executive David Richardson told cricket website www.cricinfo.com.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But ... we will continue to monitor the situation."</p>.<p class="bodytext">ICC is the world governing body for the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bitter rivals India and Pakistan are scheduled to clash at Old Trafford in Manchester in what would be one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches at the May 30-July 14 tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 400,000 applications had been made for the 25,000 tickets available for the match, organisers said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To put that in perspective, England v Australia was around 230-240,000," World Cup tournament director Steve Elworthy told Cricinfo. "And the final was around about 260-270,000 applications for tickets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So that gives you a bit of perspective for the demand for this match.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a big game." </p>