Eyes on prize: Champions Trophy leader to bag $2.2m

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced a sum of a Champions Trophy esteem money, whereby a leader of a eight-team contest is to accept $2.2million.

The sum income pool of $4.5 million for a 2017 contest has seen a arise of $500,000 in esteem income and a runner-up of a eventuality will accept $1.1million out of it.

Meanwhile, a remaining esteem income will be distributed among a remaining teams in a following order. The dual losing semi-finalists will accept $450,000 each. Teams that will finish third in a dual four-team groups, will take home $90,000 each, while a final teams in their particular groups will purse $60,000 each.

Media addresses

All 8 captains will residence media in a rave to a contest with two-time former champions Australia holding a lead. Captain Steven Smith will reason a presser on May 24 to get a round rolling.

Captains of fortifying champions India followed by Sri Lanka and New Zealand will reason their media conferences on May 25. Meanwhile, Bangladesh and Pakistan have been given a May 26 slots to residence a media.

Pakistan’s contest schedule

Pakistan, underneath captain Sarfraz Ahmed, will start off their Champions Trophy debate with dual warm-up matches opposite Bangladesh and Australia on May 27 and 29, respectively.

They will afterwards take on arch-rivals India in their initial organisation compare on Jun 4 before personification opposite South Africa and Sri Lanka on Jun 7 and 12, respectively. The tip dual teams from any organisation will allege to a semi-finals of a prestigious tournament.

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