On the 16th of March 2009, an announcement was made that the ICC has recommended that the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy be moved from Pakistan to The Republic of South Africa who has been nominated to host the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. On April 2, 2009, Cricket South Africa confirmed that it will host the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy from September 24th to October 5th.
The 2009 ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International cricket tournament originally scheduled to be held in Pakistan in 2008, but postponed by the ICC due to security fears expressed by several participating countries on 24 August 2008, after speculation that the tournament would be held elsewhere. At the time, Sri Lanka was the favoured alternate host. Later in March 2009, the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee recommended to the ICC board that the tournament be held in South Africa as there were concerns that the weather in Sri Lanka during September and October could result in a lot of games being washed out. Now its official that ICC Champions Trophy will take place in South Africa between 24th September to 5th October. Matches will be played at Wanderers Stadium and Centurion Park, both in the Johannesburg area.
The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International cricket tournament, second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and has been played every two years since, changing its name to the Champions Trophy in 2002. Originally, all ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) took part, together with (for the first four competitions) two associate members. From 2009, this will be changed to the 8 highest-ranked ODI teams as placed 6 months out from the tournament. For more information see here
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