The objection brought about the delay in finalising a brand new route, elevating the prospects of the tour being delayed altogether. The PCB had introduced the launch and route of the tour on its social media channels on Thursday, catching the ICC abruptly; as it’s an ICC occasion, the protocol is that the worldwide physique publicizes these particulars.
However another route was finalised late on Friday, permitting the tour to start, as initially deliberate and introduced by the PCB, from Saturday. Former quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar will accompany the trophy on the primary day as it’s displayed at well-known landmarks within the capital, together with Daman-e-Koh, Faisal Mosque and the Pakistan Monument.
From Islamabad the trophy will go to varsities, faculties and landmarks in Abbottabad, Murree and Karachi within the opening leg earlier than heading off on a global tour, taking within the seven different nations who’re a part of the Champions Trophy.
The trophy then returns to Pakistan on January 27, three weeks earlier than the scheduled begin of the match, with one other tour of venues round Pakistan.
The PCB has written to the ICC asking the BCCI to place down in writing the precise causes for its incapacity to go to, in addition to asking the ICC once they had been knowledgeable of the BCCI’s resolution.
