Published: May 14, 2013, 04:11 PM (IST)
Edited: May 14, 2013, 04:11 PM (IST)
Graeme Smith had to pull out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to an ankle injury © Getty Images
Dubai: May 14, 2013
The ICC’s Event Technical Committee has approved the name of opener Alviro Petersen as Graeme Smith’s replacement in the South Africa squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy in United Kingdom, next month.
Smith has pulled out of the event due to ankle injury.
“The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 has approved Alviro Petersen as a replacement player for Graeme Smith in the South Africa squad for the tournament that will be staged in the United Kingdom from 6 to 23 June,” the ICC stated in a media release.
The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before he can be officially added to the squad.
This committee consists of Geoff Allardice (ICC, chairman), Campbell Jamieson (IDI representative), Steve Elworthy (Tournament Director), Alan Fordham (host representative), David Lloyd (independent nomination) and Sourav Ganguly (independent nomination).
