World Cup 2019 trophy arrives in Pakistan (Islamabad 11-12, Lahore 13, Karachi 14th April)

[Abdullah719]

Pakistan’s captain Sarfraz Ahmed will take the World Cup 2019 trophy to the Prime Minster house on Thursday.

The skipper will leave for Dubai today (April 9) to bring the trophy for a special tour to Pakistan. The trophy will be displayed in the PM house in Islamabad and Imran Khan is likely to have a photo session with a glittering trophy.

The World Cup-winning captain of Pakistan Khan is expected to meet Sarfraz who will lead the side in the upcoming edition of the World Cup, penciled in from May 30 to July 14 in England and Wales.

It is pertinent to mention here that Sarfraz had taken rest along with five frontline players during the ODI series against Australia in the UAE. Now all the players will reunite in Lahore to get prepared for a long 2.5 months tour to the UK which covers the World Cup.

According to the team management, only those players clearing the fitness test will get the ticket for the UK. The boys have to score 17.5 or above points in YoYo test to impress the management.

The national team will firstly play England in the five-match ODI series followed by a T20I match against the hosts. The green shirts will play their opening match of the World Cup against West Indies on May 31 at Trent Bridge.

https://arysports.tv/sarfraz-ahmed-bring-wc-trophy-prime-minister-house/

 

[MenInG]

Interesting to see this - thought the World Cup trophy tour was over?

 

[MenInG]

KARACHI: Captain of Pakistan Cricket Team Sarfraz Ahmed Wednesday called on Sindh Governor Imran Ismail here at the Governor House.

He thanked the Government of Pakistan and the Governor for inviting him, said an official statement.

The Governor expressed his high hopes that Pakistan Cricket, which was scheduled to play the World Cup next month, would perform the best.

” The nation shall expect, every player will do his best in the World Cup,” he said at a conference there along with the Pakistan’s Captain.

He said with the best performance of the team, Pakistan would earn fame in the cricket world once again. And, the World Cup would come to Pakistan as our players had capacity to win.

He acknowledged the leadership qualities of Sarfraz Ahmed and asserted that the World Cup would be a test for him.

To a question, the Governor said Karachi Package included many development schemes, the work on majority of these would start next month.

About another question, he said he would try to get 25 buses from the lot imported by Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa government for Green Line Service as the infrastructure was ready.

” To get 25 buses, I shall talk to Federal and KPK governments so that Green Line Service can be started soon,” he re-affirmed adding that when the buses would be imported for the Green Line project of Karachi, we would give same number of buses to KPK government.

https://www.brecorder.com/2019/04/10/487899/pakistans-captain-sarfraz-calls-on-governor/

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Need to get the BRT up and running asap.

 

[MenInG]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) 2019 World Cup trophy arrived in Pakistan on Thursday on its global tour, and will visit three cities on its journey here.

Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed brought the trophy to Islamabad, which will then travel to Lahore and Karachi on April 13 and 14 respectively.

The trophy will be displayed at Islamabad’s Centaurus Mall on Friday, at the Packages Mall in Lahore (Saturday) and at the Dolmen Mall Clifton in Karachi (Sunday). The main ceremony will be held in Karachi where a concert, food festival and fireworks have been arranged.

Talking to media in Islamabad, Sarfraz Ahmed said his team will try to bring back the trophy to Pakistan after winning the 2019 World Cup – scheduled from May 30 to July 14 in England and Wales.

Sarfraz Ahmed also thanked Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javaid Bajwa for revival of cricket in Pakistan. The Green Shirts will open their campaign with the match against West Indies on May 31 at Nottingham.

https://nation.com.pk/11-Apr-2019/icc-world-cup-trophy-arrives-in-pakistan

 

[Suleiman]

That’s where it will be by the end of this year as well iA.

Pakistan turns it on in varying degrees in world tournaments.

 

[MenInG]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) 2019 World Cup trophy has arrived in Pakistan, for a second time, ahead of the mega event in England and Wales.

According to details, Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was entrusted with the responsibility of bringing the trophy from Dubai to Islamabad.

After its visit to the Federal Capital, the trophy is set to move to Karachi on Friday, April 12, where it will be displayed at the local Moin Khan Academy — on April 14.

It must be noted that this trophy tour is part of a private event and has no affiliation with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Speaking on this occasion, Sarfaraz was optimistic about Men in Green’s title chances.

“We will try our best to win the World Cup and return home with the trophy,” said Sarfaraz, who led Pakistan to ICC Champions Trophy triumph in 2017.

The wicketkeeper-batsman also shared details about the trophy tour by stating: “The trophy will tour all provinces of Pakistan this time.”

The 31-year-old also spoke about the revival of international cricket in Pakistan and the role played by nation’s armed forces, in this regard.

“Revival of international cricket in Pakistan, after a decade, is a great sight because people love the game here,” he said. “I think we must give credit to Pakistan Army for playing a major role in betterment of security situation in the country.”

The showpiece event is set to begin on May 30 and conclude with the final on July 14 at Lord’s.

https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/icc-world-cup-2019-trophy-arrives-in-pakistan

 

[Bilal7]

Should save everyone the trouble and just let it remain in Pakistan. That is the final destination after all.

 

[MenInG]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has no concerns if India refuses to take part in the World Cup match between the two sides, national team captain Sarfraz Ahmed said on Thursday.

The arch-rivals are set to meet in Manchester on June 16 but the blockbuster clash is in doubt with India having threatened it will boycott the match due to diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

“I don’t want to discuss about it,” Sarfraz said at a press conference where he unveiled the ICC World Cup Trophy, which is on the tour of the country till April 14. “It’s India’s issue and it’s their headache. We are concerned with our performance at the World Cup and we will try to give our best at the World Cup.”

Pakistan’s World Cup squad is due to be announced by next week with the team due to depart for England on April 23 where they will play an ODI series against the hosts ahead of the mega event.

“The teams taking part in the World Cup are all going to be tough and we will try to gear up for the competition in the England series and the warm-up matches,” Sarfraz said.

He said he wasn’t worried by the form of Pakistan’s middle order. “We have good middle order batsmen like Babar Azam, Haris Sohail and Mohammad Hafeez and I’m not worried. We will pick the best players for the World Cup,” he said.

The wicket-keeper also indicated that Mohammad Rizwan could be included as a back-up option to him for the World Cup. “He’s been playing well over the last few months and Rizwan can be taken solely as a batsman based on his performances,” said Sarfraz.

On the recent ODI series against Australia, where Pakistan were whitewashed 5-0 after resting several key players including him, Sarfraz said it was to try new players. “To fill some slots in the team, newcomers were given a chance in that series,” he said.

The World Cup trophy has come to Pakistan for the second time within a year and Sarfraz, whose team open their World Cup campaign against the West Indies on May 31, said was hopeful of “bringing it to Pakistan again after winning the World Cup”.

Read: No change in India-Pakistan World Cup match, says Richardson

Bringing the trophy this time around are Golootlo — the official partners of ICC. Company officials said that the trophy was also travel to Lahore and Karachi.

The trophy will be displayed at Islamabad’s Centaurus Mall on Friday, at the Packages Mall in Lahore on Saturday and at the Dolmen Mall Clifton in Karachi a day later.

The main ceremony will be held in Karachi at the Moin Khan Academy where a concert, food festival and fireworks have been arranged.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1475466/s...-indias-refusal-to-play-pakistan-at-world-cup

 

[MenInG]

Seems like some confusion as to where it will be displayed in Karachi! What a sham and this is the WC trophy where PCB have nothing to do with it - incredible

 

[Markhor]

Saw the World Cup trophy in Leeds today.

It's okay but I prefer the UEFA Champions League trophy as far as sporting trophies are concerned.

 

[JattMaula]

Saw the World Cup trophy in Leeds today.

It's okay but I prefer the UEFA Champions League trophy as far as sporting trophies are concerned.

That CL trophy is 'TROPHY!'.

So beautiful and majestic.