Media arrangements for ICC Champions Trophy on Wednesday 25 October

The following are the ICC Champions Trophy media arrangements for tomorrow, Wednesday 25 October.

India and the West Indies go head to head here on Thursday and both teams will be practising tomorrow at the Sardar Patel Gujrat Stadium in the city.

The Indian team will practise at 09:00 local time at the ground and team captain Rahul Dravid is due to give a media conference at 12:00 at the conference hall on the ground floor of the North Stand. Only ICC accredited journalists will be granted entry.

Meanwhile, the West Indies will be practising at 16:00 local time at the same venue. Team captain Brian Lara will be available for a media facility at 16:00 at the conference hall on the ground floor of the North Stand. Again, only ICC accredited journalists are invited to attend.

Those people requiring clarification on any arrangements for Ahmedabad can obtain it by contacting Sami-ul-Hasan, the ICC Communications Officer, who is in Ahmedabad. His details are below.

New Zealand plays Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday in a Group B match. The encounter is scheduled to start at 1430 and is a day-night game.

The on-field umpires for tomorrow's game will be Rudi Koertzen and Mark Benson. Third umpire will be Billy Bowden and fourth umpire Steve Bucknor.

Media covering the match are required to have not only their ICC tournament media accreditation but also a PCA pass in order to gain access to the venue. Those bona fide media without that PCA pass can obtain one by presenting themselves at Gate 1c, the media's entry point to the venue, where their credentials will be confirmed. Media will also be issued with a match ticket when they arrive.

Non-rights holder cameramen will not be allowed access to the match; they will only be allowed into the ground at the close of play. They should assemble at Gate 1c and will be escorted to the location for the post-match media conference, which will take place in the Dhruv Pandove Hall in the PCA pavilion.

Those people requiring clarification on any of the above arrangements can obtain it by contacting Brian Murgatroyd, the ICC manager - media & communications, who is in Mohali.

Group A is made up of hosts India, Australia, England and the West Indies while Group B's sides are New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

All the teams' movements and availability to the media can be obtained as follows:

Australia - Graeme Vimpani, media manager, on +91 98 73808059
England - James Avery, media manager, on +91 99 28897123
India - contact the BCCI
New Zealand - Lindsay Crocker, team manager, on +91 98 73808005
Pakistan - Taliq Ali, team manager, on +91 98 73808006
South Africa - Gordon Templeton, media manager, on +91 98 73163958
Sri Lanka - Michael Tissera, team manager, on +91 98 73808008
West Indies - Imran Khan, media manager, on +91 99 79935375

The ICC Champions Trophy involves the top ten ODI sides playing 21 matches over 30 days at four venues with the final to be held at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on 5 November. The West Indies are the defending champions after beating England by two wickets at The Brit Oval in September 2004.