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Champions Trophy Final
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mentally prepared for India's refusal to travel to the country for the Champions Trophy but it won't move the title clash of the tournament from Lahore even if the arch-rivals qualify for the final on March 9, sources said on Friday. The PCB's stance on hosting the final is up for debate when the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board members meet in Dubai from October 18 to 21. "The PCB's first choice and priority is to host entire Champions Trophy in Pakistan and they are counting on this but internally the Board is also mentally prepared to hear about the Indian government not allowing its team to play in Pakistan and India's matches being held in UAE," a PCB source said. "But the PCB has decided even in the event of India not playing in Pakistan they want the final to be held in Lahore. Even if India qualifies for the final the PCB wants the ICC to hold the match at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore," the source said. The bilateral cricketing
A fortnight after India and Pakistan first faced each other in the ongoing cricket Champions Trophy in England, the two South Asian giants will be vying for top honours on Sunday, in the final match of the one-day tournament, to be held at the Oval in London.In a tournament of upsets, Pakistan beat England on Wednesday to set up the final clash with India, which had beat Bangladesh in the second semi-final on Thursday. India's victory came after it went down to Sri Lanka last week.The roller-coaster ride notwithstanding, advertisers appear to be savouring every moment of it, booking slots for the final match well before the final ball in the second semi-final. Media planners that Business Standard spoke to said 95 per cent of the advertising inventory for the final match was sold before the India-Bangladesh one concluded on Thursday. The remaining five per cent was sold within hours of India confirming its position in the final, they said. This inventory, according to persons in the ..