ICC promptly diverts Champions Trophy tour away from PoK cities after BCCI’s objections
The original tour schedule included cities like Skardu, Hunza and Muzaffarabad, which fall in the PoK region, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan.
The ICC has approved Steven Finn as a replacement player for Chris Woakes in the England squad for the ongoing Champions Trophy.
Woakes sustained a left side strain during England's eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the tournament opener on Thursday.
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Finn, 28, has represented England in 68 One-Day Internationals and taken 102 wickets.
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The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Champions Trophy consists of Geoff Allardice (ICC, chairman), Campbell Jamieson (ICC representative), Steve Elworthy (Tournament Director), Alan Fordham (host representative), Sourav Ganguly and Michael Slater (both independent nominees).
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