[PICTURES] ICC Champions Trophy arrives in Pakistan

[Varun]

A month after the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 tour was launched in Dubai, the trophy arrived at the Edhi home in Karachi on Thursday.

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, who attended the launch ceremony in Dubai, was present at the event at Edhi Home where the trophy was presented to honour the services of Abdul Sattar Edhi.

Bilquis Edhi, wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi, and Faisal Edhi were also present at the occasion.

Afridi was accompanied by officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and ICC at the event in which the trophy was presented before the media.

Speaking at the occasion, Afridi praised the work of Abdul Sattar Edhi and said "his [Edhi's] mission should continue".

"Edhi Sahab has served humanity," Afridi said, adding "it feels really good to be here".

The global tour was launched in the backyard of the International Cricket Council headquarters at the ICC Academy in February.

The trophy has already visited cities in India, including Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi in March. On the tour, the trophy has also been presented in Dhaka and Colombo.

The following is the schedule for the remainder of the global tour:

4-12 April – Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
15-18 April – Auckland
19-27 April – Melbourne and Sydney
2 May onward – United Kingdom[/quote]

Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1323762

 

[Varun]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The ICC Champions Trophy has arrived in Pakistan. The trophy will tour Edhi Homes, Mohatta Palace & Karachi University on Thursday <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/846695331920297984">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Arsalan Pro]

Good to see the Trophy presented at Edhi Centre,hopefully Pakistan will win the Champions Trophy and will bring that trophy back to Pakistan.

 

[MenInG]

Former Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi at the Abdul Sattar Edhi Center with Kids.





Former Pakistan Captain, Pakistan’s leading all time Test scorer and captain of ICC WT20 2009 winner Younis Khan at the Karachi University.





Test Captain Misbah ul Haq at the National Stadium, Karachi

 

[Square Drive]

Might as well keep it in Pakistan.

No point taking it elsewhere and then bringing it back a few months later.

 

[Syed1]

You cannot fault Misbah for keeping himself supremely fit despite his age. In that picture he looks alot fitter than plenty of our "youngsters"

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Afridi's dressing sense is pretty good.

 

[ExplicitAI]

I wanted the Hermes belt that Afridi has but I think I might go for the Ferragamo belt instead. Hopefully we win the Champions trophy but even if we do lose it then we're gonna go down fighting with Sarfraz as captain.

 

[FlickedOffHips]

Misbah looking fit. is he staying on?

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Misbah looking fit. is he staying on?

Of course he is

 

[FlickedOffHips]

Of course he is

good stuff. hope he hits a few sixes.

 

[MenInG]

The ICC Champions Trophy unveiling reception at Governor House, Karachi. Governor Sindh and Younus Khan pose with the trophy

 

[JaDed]

ICC trophy must feel like the Gnome from Amelie ,travelling around the world.