ICC champions trophy opening ceremony: The proposed ICC Champions Trophy is to be held in Pakistan and UAE in February-March. However, the situation is not clear whether there will be an opening ceremony before the tournament. Pakistan’s newspaper The Dawn claimed in a report that there will be no opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy starting in Pakistan next month, mainly due to the late England and Australian teams for this prestigious event. Apart from this, the report also claimed that no practice match would be held in this tournament of eight countries.
According to the report, a expert related to the case said, “According to the program program, which all the teams took to the International Cricket Council (ICC), England is going to reach Lahore on 18 February, which is going to be in Karachi The first match will be held just one day before the first match.
According to the report, the source revealed, “The initial plan to organize the traditional inauguration ceremony with the presence of the teams and their captains has been canceled due to late arrival of England and Australian teams.” “However, PCB is considering a plan to organize any kind of program at its level at the inauguration of this grand tournament.”
At the same time, the news agency PTI has claimed that the inauguration ceremony of the upcoming Champions Trophy will be held in Lahore on 16 February with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) International Cricket Council (ICC). A PCB source told PTI that Chairman Mohsin Naqvi approved the list of scheduled programs before the first match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on 19 February.
The PCB repaired Gaddafi Stadium will officially inaugurate on February 7, for which Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been invited as the chief guest. The PCB will also launch the renovated National Stadium at a function in Karachi on 11 February in which President Asif Ali Zardari has been invited as the chief guest.
The source said that PCB and ICC are also working on a press conference and photoshoot program of captains, which is likely to be held in Lahore on 16 February. The inauguration ceremony has been decided at Hujuri Bagh of the historic Lahore Fort, in which officers, celebrities, sports veterans and government officials will be invited.
The ICC and PCB have not yet confirmed whether Indian captain Rohit Sharma will come to Lahore for press conference and photoshoot. Bharat will play all its matches of the Champions Trophy in Dubai and if it reaches the finals, the title match will be played on March 9 in the city of United Arab Emirates.
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