No Captain’s event or photoshoot in Pakistan before Champions Trophy

There will be no official ICC Captain’s call or photoshoot in front of the ICC Champions Trophy. The event has traditionally taken place in the host country in an ICC tournament, but will not be part of the construction of Champions Trophy in Pakistan, the first ICC tournament in the country since 1996.

No opening ceremony took place in the structure of the latest Champions Trophy – in the UK in 2017 – although there was a captain’s event and official photoshoot. PCB said neither ICC nor Cricket Board had ever announced an opening ceremony ahead of the tournament. However, the PCB will host an event in Lahore on February 16, three days from the first game to mark the start of the tournament. A PCB official told Espncricinfo that the event would be “supported by ICC” and expected that ICC officials present in Lahore at that time would be present.

Incidentally, ICC did not arrange a captain event ahead of 2024 Lord’s T20 World Championship, which was played across the Caribbean and the United States. With teams that played warm-up matches in several countries, the ICC instead chose to make the official launch via a light projection show containing all 20 captains beaming on the New York City’s Rockefeller Center building.

PCB said the absence of a Captain’s press conference and photoshoot was down to logistical concerns. As the tournament is held at four different venues in two countries, and with the planning of clashes for several pages in the construction of the tournament, PCB team said. Australia will not come to Pakistan until February 19, the day of the first match.

The development resolves the issue of India’s Captain Rohit Sharma’s potential presence in Pakistan. Had there been a formal captain’s press conference or photoshoot according to the convention, it would have required Rohit to be present for the event.

Until last week, BCCI told Espncricinfo that the question of Rohit traveling to Pakistan had not yet been discussed “and was” not on the agenda “. Since the Indian government had not given permission for their cricket team to travel to Pakistan to the event, it was unclear whether they would have done it for Rohit for any Captain’s event.

Due to the political excitement between the two countries, India and Pakistan have not played any bilateral series since 2012, even though they continue to meet at ICC tournaments. While Pakistan Men’s team has traveled to India for two ICC tournaments during this period, India has not played any international cricket in Pakistan since 2008. This context has meant that Champions Trophy had to for India’s Champions Trophy game, including potentially the final, Should India do it. This model will also be in use for ICC events in India until 2027, allowing Pakistan to play their matches outside India.

As an illustration of the two countries’ food conditions, BCCI’s new secretary Devjit Saikia had to publicly clarify last week that India would follow “any uniform related ICC rule”, in response to unconfirmed reports and speculation that BCCI had opposed it Name of the official host, Pakistan, on their jersey.

The PCB, meanwhile, will also host ceremonies to mark the completion of renovated stadiums in Lahore and Karachi. Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, which is currently undergoing a renewal, is set to be inaugurated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on February 7, the day before the room hosts its first international game – the opening of ODI for a tri series with South Africa and New Zealand – since its reconstruction. The National Stadium in Karachi is inaugurated by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on February 11.

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