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With India not travelling to Pakistan, determination were questions arsenic to whether Rohit volition question crossed the borderline for a photoshoot that was being planned alongside the opening ceremony. (X and PTI)
The suspense implicit whether India skipper Rohit Sharma volition question to Pakistan for the opening ceremonial and a photograph sprout up of the ICC Champions Trophy is each but over. The Indian Express understands that due to the fact that of the logistical challenges progressive which sees teams arriving successful Pakistan connected antithetic dates, determination won’t beryllium immoderate opening ceremony, nor volition determination beryllium immoderate authoritative photoshoot involving captains from the 8 participating teams.
With India not travelling to Pakistan, determination were questions arsenic to whether Rohit volition question crossed the borderline for a photoshoot that was being planned alongside the opening ceremony. However, it is present understood that nary specified plans are successful spot and lone a tiny ceremonial is being planned by the hosts up of their opening lucifer against New Zealand connected February 19 successful Karachi.
“In the past, Champions Trophy events haven’t truly had an opening ceremonial similar successful the lawsuit of a 50-over World Cup. Even erstwhile India hosted the 50-over World Cup successful 2023, determination was nary opening ceremony. There was lone an authoritative photoshoot and a associated property league with captains. For the T20 World Cup successful the Caribbean, nary of it happened. So determination is nary specified lawsuit this clip arsenic well,” sources successful the cognize told The Indian Express.
It is understood that a photoshoot is besides ruled retired this clip due to the fact that England and Australia are scheduled to scope Pakistan lone connected February 18 oregon 19. It is 1 of the reasons wherefore the lawsuit is improbable to spot immoderate signifier matches, which is the norm for ICC events.
Australia, who are without a triumph successful the tourney since 2009, are presently successful Sri Lanka and the circuit ends lone connected February 14, pursuing which they volition instrumentality a abbreviated interruption earlier landing successful Pakistan. Similarly, England aft their India circuit ends connected February 12, are successful enactment for a abbreviated break.
With the tourney conscionable a mates of weeks away, each eyes are already connected Pakistan arsenic to whether they volition get renovation of their stadiums completed successful clip oregon not.
India won’t beryllium travelling to Pakistan and volition beryllium playing their radical matches successful Dubai.
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