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Champions Trophy boycott planned

London: The international cricketers association (FICA) is planning a boycott of the 2008 Champions Trophy in protest against the sport's administrators ``voting politically'' while making key decisions, a report said here on Monday.

``Strike would be too strong a word. We are more or less satisfied with arrangements for the first Twenty20 World Cup in September, but unless we see signs of a will to change, players could withhold their support for the next Champions Trophy.

"It's the tournament the players are least happy about,'' FICA Chief Executive, Richard Bevan, was quoted as saying in the Times.

The 2008 edition of the biennial event is to be held in Pakistan.

Bevan said that the players are concerned with the decision-making process of the International Cricket Council (ICC). — PTI

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