Afridi launches ICC Champions Trophy tour
Global tour takes off to mark 100 days to the start of the event
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi launched the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy global Tour in the presence of local school teams, cricket fans, ICC Academy coaches and ICC staff at the ICC Academy.
With 100 days to go for the start of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, which will be played in England and Wales from the June 1 to the 18. The event features the top eight one-day teams in the world.
Afridi, addressing the gathering, said: “I want to thank the ICC and its sponsors for their support of cricket. By taking the Champions Trophy on a global tour, they’re enabling fans to connect with the event regardless of where they live and, hopefully, help us build a new generation of fans.”
The idea behind the tour is to bring the excitement of the ICC Champions Trophy closer to cricket fans around the world before it arrives in England at the start of the summer.
As global partner and official car of the ICC, Nissan will be transporting the ICC Champions Trophy in official vehicles on the ground in major cities.
The trophy will visit all the competing nations in the next 100 days, heading to India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in March before flying to South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in April.
Host cities
The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour will culminate in a series of events across host cities in England and Wales in May, before the opening game between England and Bangladesh at The Oval on June 1.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson remarked: “The global trophy tour is the start of what will be a fantastic summer of cricket celebration in the UK with two major back-to-back events — the ICC Champions Trophy followed by the ICC Women’s World Cup. ”