Champions Trophy Shifted to next year

Champions Trophy 2008 will be held in 2009 -- ICC's decesion

Champions Trophy has been postponed to next year ie 2009. ICC tele conference held on sunday reached at the conclusion after shifting the tournament to October 2009,ICC chieff executive said while exexcutively talking to media.As far as PCB attitude towards this decesion is considered PCB was well prepared after the two bomb blasts at POF and one before at Lahore.Furthermore PCB is confident that they will not let the time go this way.They will try arranging some matches in upcoming month(s).However it is a gread sad back to cricket itself apart from the country cricket.Before the bomb blasts at POF it was expexted that Champions Trophy will held in Pakistan but 2 blasts at POF were the last nails in the coffin and thereby the ICC's decesion.We hope to see some other international tournaments in coming month.

India Backed Pakistan---Champions Trophy Venue

INDIA SUPPORTS PAKISTAN'S POINT OF VIEW

There can be serious pull-out from both the countries if venue is changed

Both India and Pakistan hae hardened thier positions on the tournament which is scheduled to start from 12th of September.Both the countries have opined the cancellation of the tournament otherwise and furthermore ICC was informed this in the Wednesday meeting.It is expexted that fate of the Champions Trophy venue shall be finalled by Sunday-24th Aug in any case.ICC will not be playing delaying tactics anymore.However,in case,if venue is changed there can be serious pull-outs from both the countries.
The situation will be cleared after a telephonic conference on Sunday.

Champions Trophy Venue

FINAL DECESION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY

ICC will hook-up on telephone video conference in which the final decesion about Champions Trophy is expected.The task team of International Cricket Council had already visited New Zealand,Australia and England with Lawson and failed ro convince them on the security issue.Top officials of ICC had met on wednesday to discuss the Champions Trophy in detail and are about to take a final decesion on Sunday.Even though the players from NL,SA,AU and ENG had shown unwillingness but they have to respect the ICC's final decesion in any case.PCB is still confident that venue will remain the same and no security concerns left.