There was unanimous agreement for the tournament to be played in October 2009, ICC president David Morgan said in an ICC statement. “There was complete support and sympathy for the Pakistan Cricket Board and the situation it finds itself in, which is not of its making,” Morgan said. “However, there was also a realisation that, under the current circumstances, some of the teams due to compete had reservations about touring there which could not be removed. In those circumstances it was considered prudent to postpone the event to October 2009, a time when we all hope conditions may be more acceptable for all the competing teams.”
However, Pakistan could lose the tournament altogether. “It was agreed Pakistan would retain the right to host the event next year but that if, at a certain time, any members still had reservations then the ICC’s board would have the right to relocate the event,” Morgan said.
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