Re: ICC Super series. Rest of the world Squads named
In a major guffaw the International Cricket Council (ICC) picked a photograph of a group of Afghan refugees and some Maulvis taking part in a demonstration to promote Pakistan cricket in the build-up to the Super Series matches between the World eleven and Australia this October.
‘The News’ has learnt from sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that although the Pakistan cricket officials have got the ICC to change the promotional poster of Pakistan cricket, it left them flabbergasted at the mix-up. “To be honest, the senior officials of the Board acted promptly and showed a lot of guts in protesting the blunder to the ICC and get the backdrop photograph of the poster changed which was not a proper depiction of the Pakistani people,” one source said.
"The ICC has created posters of all the teams whose players have been picked for the World XI team that would play against Australia. The poster of each country including Pakistan shows a crowd of people in the backdrop with the slogan “A million people want your seat’,” the source stated.
“The idea is to depict the message that many people want to play in the Super Series or watch it from a particular country.”
“The problem with the Pakistan poster was that the ICC unknowingly picked a photograph of people who are basically either Afghan refugees or Maulvis taking part in some demonstration!” the source disclosed.
Pakistan has already told the ICC its players selected for the final World XI Test and one-day squads would not be wearing the logo of the sponsors of the Super Series, a alcohol company Johnnie Walker.
The PCB has told the ICC that the Pakistan players will, not at all, promote or endorse the sponsors’ brand during the Super Series.
**SOURCE: **Daily Jang: Urdu News - Latest Breaking News update Pakistan - jang.com.pk](Daily Jang: Urdu News - Latest Breaking News update Pakistan - jang.com.pk)
Did someone see that picture?