Champions Trophy from September 22 to October 5
August 22nd, 2009 admin
During a function on 20 August at Mumbai, India; ‘The International Cricket Council Champions Trophy 2009’ was unveiled. The tournament will be appeared in South Africa (SA) from September 22 to October 5.
ICC General Manager (Commercial) Campbell Jamieson told: “Well the great thing about hosting this event this year in South Africa is that South Africa is trying to improve as a host of many international cricket events, hosting very successfully 2003 cricket World Cup, the 2007 Twenty20 (T-20 World Cup) and last is Indian Premier League which was well and successfully staged.”
Eight teams will play in this year’s ICC Champions Trophy. Additionally, the teams are divided into 2 groups. Pakistan, India and defending champions Australia are appeared in the same group. All the matches will be played in two venues: Centurion in Pretoria and Wanderers in Johannesburg. The winner will get four million dollars as prize money.
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