Maintains his innocence and blames a ‘trial by media’ which had made his position at the Diocese of Liverpool ‘untenable’.
Pakistan Cricket Board will host the opening ceremony on February 16 at Huzoori Bagh in Lahore but there will be no captains' photoshoot ahead of the ICC event.
A source in the Pakistan Cricket Board said it was forced to cancel the pre-tournament captains’ gathering because of ‘unavailability of teams due to tight travelling schedules’.
The PCB has canceled the Captains' Day event for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to tight schedules. India will play their matches in the UAE. The tournament runs from February 19 to March 9.