It is understood that a photoshoot is also ruled out this time because England and Australia are scheduled to reach Pakistan only on February 18 or 19. It is one of the reasons why the event is unlikely to see any practice matches, which is the norm for ICC events.

According to the PCB source, the board was compelled to cancel the traditional captains' gathering due to the tight schedule of the participating teams.

There will be no captains' photoshoot or conference in Pakistan before the ICC Champions Trophy, a source in the host cricket board told PTI on Thursday, ending the possibility of India skipper travelling to the country for any pre-tournament engagements.