The ICC task team held a teleconference on Friday to discuss the feedback received from meetings with
stakeholders from Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa in relation to the ICC Champions Trophy 2008.That feedback was discussed and will now be considered by the ICC Board, which is scheduled to have its own teleconference on Sunday.
The task team noted the decision of Cricket South Africa, announced on Friday, not to send a team to the ICC CT. Comment on that matter will be forthcoming after the ICC Board meeting.
The task team is made up of ICC President David Morgan, Sharad Pawar, the ICC Vice President, ICC Chief Executive Officer Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Principal Advisor Inderjit Singh Bindra and representatives of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the ICC’s Broadcast Partner ESPN STAR Sports, the ICC’s independent security advisors and the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA).
Set up on 24 July, its role is:
To ensure the effective implementation of the recommendations of the ICC’s independent security advisors; and
Liaise with various stakeholders, including embassies within Pakistan and other Governments, on an ongoing basis to ensure effective communication and the management of any concerns that may exist.
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