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| ICC dedicates Champions Trophy to "Spirit of Cricket" | | |
Mumbai, Sep 7 The International Cricket Council today dedicated the forthcoming Champions Trophy tournament in India to "Spirit of Cricket" and has roped in several players, including Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag, for promoting this theme.
ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed called upon all the players and officials to pledge themselves to use the 10-team limited overs extravaganza from October 7-November 5 "as a springboard in the quest to uphold" the spirit of the game.
Explaining that this clarion call was not because the spirit was flagging, Speed said that all the players and umpires had been conducting themselves well.
"This (the call) is just to emphasise that all the players are aware of the spirit of cricket when the sport, as well as many others, are under great scrutiny," he said.
"It will be great if we get through the Champions Trophy without any one being charged (with breach of the Code of Conduct)," Speed said.
Significantly, no player from England or Pakistan have been roped in so far to support the ICC in its latest endeavour.
But it was explained by ICC's Media and Communications Manager Brian Murgatroyd that it was not done because the two teams were still engaged in a one-day series and the ICC did not want to disturb the players at present. |
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