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Harbhajan Singh among 8 ambassadors for ICC Champions Trophy
- Updated: April 12, 2017
Harbhajan Singh
Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was currently named one of a 8 ambassadors for a ICC Champions Trophy scheduled in England from Jun 1 to 18.
Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, Bangladesh’s Habibul Bashar, England’s Ian Bell, New Zealand’s Shane Bond, Australia’s Mike Hussey, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and Graeme Smith of South Africa were denounced as a other ambassadors for a tournament.
The proclamation comes accurately 50 days before a initial round is bowled in a tournament-opener between England and Bangladesh during The Oval.
Harbhajan, who was a member of a India side that common a 2002 prize with Sri Lanka in Colombo, pronounced he feels honoured.
“To be allocated as an Ambassador for a tellurian eventuality in that India will be a fortifying champion is one of a highs for me as a cricketer and something to be unequivocally unapproachable of,” Harbhajan was quoted as observant by a ICC in a statement.
“I am assured that organisation India will grasp larger heights and am certain that millions of fans behind home will be following a side’s fortunes.”
The 8 Ambassadors, between them, have played 1,774 One-Day Internationals, scoring 51,906 runs with 48 centuries, and holding 838 wickets.
The Champion Ambassadors will be concerned in a Champions Trophy Trophy Tour and will also make appearances in a UK.
In further to this, a 8 cricketers will be partial of an ICC editorial organisation and will yield compare previews and compare research by disdainful columns that will be accessible on a ICC website.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “The programme will bond these greats of a diversion with a new era of fans and players by a Cricket For Good plan and leave a genuine durability bequest for a sport.”
Former Pakistan captain Afridi pronounced it feels good to be partial of an venerable group.
“Three some-more Ambassadors and we would have done a tournament-winning side,” he quipped.