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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sensationally revealed that they 'habitually fixes' the draws for global tournaments in order to pit India and Pakistan against each other. Draw for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England, which was revealed at the Oval on Wednesday, again pitted that the two countries together.
The defending champions India will begin their title defence against their arch rivals at Edgbaston on June 4, 2017.
This will be the fifth International tournament in a row in which the two countries will be up against each other. Matches between the two countries regularly attract global television audiences in millions.
"No doubt we want to try to put India versus Pakistan in our event," said ICC chief executive Dave Richardson was quoted by Telegraph.
It's hugely important from an ICC point of view. It's massive around the world and the fans have come to expect it as well. It’s fantastic for the tournament because it gives it a massive kick, Richardson said.
However, Richardson denied that this had a negative impact on the integrity or fairness of the tournament.
"What we try and do is make sure that when you add up the rankings of the different groups, they all add up to the same number of points. You can do that in a number of ways. So long as the pools are balanced, it’s silly to avoid [the fixture] when you can fairly cater for it,” he added.
http://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/cri...-pakistan-in-same-group/ar-BBtLvoK?srcref=rss
The defending champions India will begin their title defence against their arch rivals at Edgbaston on June 4, 2017.
This will be the fifth International tournament in a row in which the two countries will be up against each other. Matches between the two countries regularly attract global television audiences in millions.
"No doubt we want to try to put India versus Pakistan in our event," said ICC chief executive Dave Richardson was quoted by Telegraph.
It's hugely important from an ICC point of view. It's massive around the world and the fans have come to expect it as well. It’s fantastic for the tournament because it gives it a massive kick, Richardson said.
However, Richardson denied that this had a negative impact on the integrity or fairness of the tournament.
"What we try and do is make sure that when you add up the rankings of the different groups, they all add up to the same number of points. You can do that in a number of ways. So long as the pools are balanced, it’s silly to avoid [the fixture] when you can fairly cater for it,” he added.
http://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/cri...-pakistan-in-same-group/ar-BBtLvoK?srcref=rss
