The Board claimed the ICC was "fully satisfied" with the security arrangements for the 17-day competition and asked the associations of England, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand to stop grumbling over the issue.

"Stop grumbling as the ICC and its member Boards will not buckle to any pressure from players associations," PCB Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf, who returned to the country after a long vacation, said.

The PCB chief was firm in his view that there was no chance of the ICC relocating or postponing the eight-nation tournament from Pakistan.

"The ICC and its member Boards are fully satisfied with the security arrangements and plans we have in place for the event which are foolproof.

"Even Tim May, the representative of the International Players Federation has acknowledged our security plan is the best ever," Ashraf told reporters at the Rawalpindi airport.

"Only some of these players are grumbling and I don't think the concerns they have about the security in Pakistan is based on sense, reasoning or logic," he said.

"It is an emotive reaction and I see it as emotional pressure being put on the ICC and us. But there is no way the ICC or Boards will accept this and the tournament will be held in Pakistan as scheduled," Ashraf added.

He advised the players to be sensible enough to accept the ICC's decision regarding holding of the eight-nation tournament.

"All their fears are based on perception and not reality. The reality is that we have done everything possible to make security arrangements foolproof. And we have done everything to satisfy the ICC and its member Boards," Ashraf said.

The ICC chief executive, Haroon Lorgat is due to address a press conference at Lords on tomorrow to make the final announcement about the Champions Trophy.