Pakistan verdict on Thursday

The ICC will hold a teleconference on Thursday to decide on whether the Champions Trophy should go ahead as scheduled in Pakistan or be shifted out to in case countries are not satisfied with the security situation there.

A teleconference of the ICC executive board "will take place on Thursday to take a decision on Champions Trophy," an ICC spokesperson told AFP.

In a meeting in Dubai on Sunday, the teams were informed of the security arrangements made by Pakistan while it hosted the Asia Cup in June-July as well as its plans for the Champions Trophy, but failed to reach a consensus on the staging of the event.

An official who attended the meeting on Sunday had pegged Pakistan's chances at "50-50" with players from England, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand expressing concerns about the security situation in Pakistan following the bomb blast in Islamabad on the night of the Asia Cup final in Karachi on July 6.