Karachi : The ICC has identified a "potential window" for the Champions Trophy, which will now be held in September-October next year, and will formalise it at its board meeting over the next two days. The dates, Cricinfo has learnt, were identified after senior officials of various national boards agreed over the last month to adjust individual fixtures to accommodate the tournament.
The ICC board members will also discuss the umpire decision review system and possibly sanction more trials this season, have another look at formulating a more practical international calendar from 2012, and hear David Morgan, the ICC president, report on a meeting he had last week in London with Subhash Chandra, who owns the Zee Group and the ICL. The league had presented its case to be recognised under ICC rules as authorised unofficial cricket.
The other issue that might be discussed with considerable interest among the members does not feature on the official agenda: the possible financial tie-up between the BCCI's IPL and the Sri Lankan cricket board. With senior IPL officials refusing to comment on the deal and dismissing news reports as speculation, the issue is likely to be discussed "more outside the meetings, than inside." The Champions Trophy, though, is more or less a certainty after it was postponed in August following security concerns expressed by certain teams over Pakistan, the host country - as of now. Pakistan remains the host for the 2009 version, too, but pending a security review early next year.
It's understood that all the major national boards have agreed to adjust their dates for the event, including India, which will now have to tweak the dates of the Champions T20 League - scheduled to start on September 25 - and the one-day series against Australia, tentatively slotted from October 13.
The breakthrough follows a series of separate discussions over the last month involving Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, IS Bindra, the ICC's principal advisor who oversees ties between member nations, and senior officials of national boards. The task, sources said, was to reconcile the interests of the various national boards and arrive at a common ground.
The ICC board members will also discuss the umpire decision review system and possibly sanction more trials this season, have another look at formulating a more practical international calendar from 2012, and hear David Morgan, the ICC president, report on a meeting he had last week in London with Subhash Chandra, who owns the Zee Group and the ICL. The league had presented its case to be recognised under ICC rules as authorised unofficial cricket.
The other issue that might be discussed with considerable interest among the members does not feature on the official agenda: the possible financial tie-up between the BCCI's IPL and the Sri Lankan cricket board. With senior IPL officials refusing to comment on the deal and dismissing news reports as speculation, the issue is likely to be discussed "more outside the meetings, than inside." The Champions Trophy, though, is more or less a certainty after it was postponed in August following security concerns expressed by certain teams over Pakistan, the host country - as of now. Pakistan remains the host for the 2009 version, too, but pending a security review early next year.
It's understood that all the major national boards have agreed to adjust their dates for the event, including India, which will now have to tweak the dates of the Champions T20 League - scheduled to start on September 25 - and the one-day series against Australia, tentatively slotted from October 13.
The breakthrough follows a series of separate discussions over the last month involving Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, IS Bindra, the ICC's principal advisor who oversees ties between member nations, and senior officials of national boards. The task, sources said, was to reconcile the interests of the various national boards and arrive at a common ground.
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