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Dubai: After a teleconference between board members on Sunday, the ICC have postponed to October 2009 the Champions Trophy that was due to be held in Pakistan in 19 days' time.
With South Africa already opting out of the tournament, and Australia, New Zealand and England players all publicly nervous about touring Pakistan, there was a concern of cricket reaching a contentious split if the tournament was cancelled. This was aggravated with India pledging their support to Pakistan.
However, the ICC have at least appeased Pakistan for the time being in choosing not to cancel the competition entirely but postponing it until next year. The question, though, is when to hold the tournament next year - there is no window in the FTP till at least October, when there is a possibility of the Champions League being played.
"The vote was totally in favour of the postponement until October next year. And India were quite influential in persuading some other nations that that was the right course of action."
Venue decide by March 2009
The ICC Executive Board will take a final decision on whether the Champions Trophy's, which has been postponed till 2009, should remain in Pakistan or be relocated during a meeting in March next year. Sources in the PCB have confirmed that March is the deadline for confirmed the venue which was to be held in Pakistan from September 12 but has been postponed due to the security concerns. 'The ICC is having a meeting on September 11 or 12 to decide the best dates for the tournament when it is held next year. But the final decision on whether it will remain in Pakistan will be takes in March." one source said.
