Champions Trophy Venue

Security threads and doubts are beyond the logic

PCB is now somewhat rigid in its approach which so is the requirement of the time now.Unwilingness of Australian players,Kiwis and the english players has really frustrated Pakistan Cricket Board which has now demanded a suitable logic for security concerns.ICC delegation arrived here in Monday and revisited Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore to ensure a suitable security.The PCB is particularly unhappy for it feels the more comprehensive and accurate assessment of the situation is provided by Nicholls-Steyn, security consultants hired by the ICC who have been analysing the ground situation in Pakistan for several months. The appointment of the firm itself was a recommendation of an earlier ICC security assessment, the Janusian report, carried out in the first week of June.

An increasingly exasperated Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has questioned the wisdom behind the ACA's decision and particularly the information on which it was based. "All we can do logically about the situation, we have done," Shafqat Naghmi, chief operating officer told Cricinfo. "This is now beyond logic. If they are haunted by horror stories there is little more we can do.

The decision shall be given within few hours.However ICC has confirmed that we could not shift the championstrophy venue but we would see if it can be delayed.