And only a few hours later, the cricket world is going to make history. The ICC Champions Trophy is set to start in the hybrid model from today (February 7) in Pakistan and Dubai as the first global tournament.In terms of the tournament, it is ending 5 years and 20 years of an ICC event on Pakistan soil. In the opening match, Pakistan will face Karachi at 5pm on this dayNew Zealand.
International cricket in Pakistan was closed for almost five years for security reasons. And the latest global tournament was in the 5th. Different countries have started cricket visits in the country since 25 yearsThe exception was only the ever -competing India. This time they did not manipulate. In keeping with the continuity, they tried to remove the tournament from Pakistan. While he is not successful in the course, he shared the shareDespite the organizer of Pakistan. As a result, the neutral venue has forced them to remove their matches in Dubai. The ICC event has not been true in Pakistan for a long time, but global competition has not stopped at this time.Twenty -two ICC events have been held in boys cricket and girls cricket. Needless to say, how many sectors were affected by economic, tourism and cricket improvement!
Cricket in South Asia is now a big emotion, though in India it has become a big trade. Pakistan was also supposed to compete with them. But the bersers of the country’s extremist groupThe intervention has stopped cricket, as well as the negative impact on the expansion of cricket market. The United States launched an anti -terrorism campaign in Afghanistan, a neighboring country of Pakistan.For several years, the war between the two sides disrupts the security of the neighboring countries, as well as the surrounding countries.
Pakistan was preparing to organize a big tournament. In the meantime, in the 21st, the country’s cricket history is one of the most scandalous events. Sri Lankan cricket team visited Pakistan in LahoreGun terrorists attacked their team. Where at least 5 Lankan cricketers were also injured. In addition, four members of the Pakistan Police and two ordinary citizens were killed, the report said. As a resultSri Lanka was forced to finish the tour in Pakistan in the meantime. The second day of the attack was the third day of the second Test. Then there was no other cricket player on the ground of Pakistan till the 27th.
International cricket returned to Pakistan after the security system was dramatically improved in the 21st. From then on, all the countries went to play the series on that land. The only exception is India.Behind this is the long political tension between the two countries. It fuel the 20 Mumbai attacks. Pakistani militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba is the four-day horrific attack on India’s largest cityHe killed 3-5 people. Then the door to the cricket relations of the two countries was closed in addition to diplomacy. The PCB is trying to open the guerrone of that relationship.
The evidence of which is found in the words of former PCB president Najam Sethi. It seems to be a great success to play India on their ground, ‘almost every team has been visiting Pakistan for six years. But then the biggest eventIt will happen when India and Pakistan will face each other on the ground. I think that would be the biggest breakthrough.
How is the security system
The Pakistan episode matches in the Champions Trophy will be in three venues. As a result, four cities in the country have been covered in security sheets in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. By showing the reason for political disputes and securityIndia has not been traveling to the country since 20 years. In the end, Pakistan could not convince them this time, but the organizers do not want to keep any flaws in the safety of other countries at the same time.
Punjab Police Inspector General (IGP) Usman Anwar, who spoke of security in Lahore and Rawalpindi, said, “Full security for domestic and foreign players, officials and cricketers.Be confirmed. ‘ Pakistani media Geo News and The Express Tribune have reported the number of security forces in the city. According to the data, 120 officers in two cities are disciplined and securityBe in charge. Among them are 5 senior officers, 1 DCP, 3 inspectors, 120 senior officers, 5 constables and 20 women police officers.
The Champions Trophy in Rawalpindi and Lahore has five matches. Lahore matches will be held on February 22 and 25, respectively. Besides, the match will be held in Rawalpindi on February 25, 20 and 26.During the game, special operations are being conducted in search, sweep, combing and intelligence -based raids around the players’ habitat and stadiums in these two cities, Punjab police said.Inspector General. In addition, modern camera technology will be under surveillance everywhere.
On the other hand, Shahzada Sultan, deputy police chief of Punjab province, said that 20,000 security personnel were deployed in three cities in the Reuters report. He said, ‘In the provinceProminent people get security, players will get the same service. ‘ Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi and even Islamabad have been appointed 20,000 members of the security forces, he said. The building betweenSnipers will be alert from the roof. Players will have constant surveillance everywhere.
Karachi Pradesh Mayor Murtaza Wahab says the Karachi police have deployed additional swat units for emergency needs. Detective activities are launched to tackle any possible risk. Currently law and orderThe situation is also relatively good.
Champions Trophy and ODI World Cup: Why two global events in ODIs
The ICC is organizing the World Cup in the best team in the world in three formats. Six ODIs and five Twenty20 World Cups have been held among the two formats of white balls so far. CricketWhy the ancient and elite version will be left!The World Test Championship is being held at the end of the three -year cycle from 25 years. The third edition of the competition will be final in June this year. Champions of the last season Australia and South AfricaWill face the title match.
Now the question may arise why another tournament has to be launched in the same format despite having the ODI World Cup. Basically it was a great purpose. Initially the ICC’s Non-Test (Allied Country) PlayerIt was decided to host the Champions Trophy from the 5th to raise money for the cricket development of the countries. While the ODI World Cup competitive numbers and range expand, the Champions Trophy is hisShort form! It’s a lot like the FIFA Confederations Cup. The tournament was completed with the participation of the World Cup football champions and six continental champions (extinct after 25).
Initially the Champions Trophy was called ‘Wills International Cup or’ ICC Nokout Trophy ‘. It was also known as ‘Mini World Cup’. Financial assistance in cricket in allied countries and the game on those landsThe Champions Trophy began to be popular. The first two seasons were also set up in the field in two allied countries (Bangladesh and Kenya). The first two of the tournament were in the knock-out manner. In 202Its name was changed to ‘Champions Trophy’ and the room continued to settle for 2 years. The Champions Trophy has been complying with the Round Robin League format with five rankings since then.
The qualified team for the 2021 Champions Trophy was selected from the last 2020 ODI World Cup. The top eight teams of the points table, including the host Pakistan, confirmed the ticket for this year’s competition. WhereThe two former champions Sri Lanka and the West Indies were not replaced. Countries playing Champions Trophy in two groups are ‘A’: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Group ‘B’:Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan. Starting today (February 7), the ninth edition of the tournament will run till March 7.