Amid the political pressure, the query of India travelling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025 continues. Nevertheless, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi was optimistic that the showpiece occasion will likely be held in Pakistan and likewise talked about that he’s in contact with the BCCI secretary.
“Champions Trophy will likely be held in Pakistan, we’re in contact with the BCCI Secretary,” stated Naqvi throughout a media interplay. “[We are] additionally in touch with the boards of the groups collaborating within the Champions Trophy,” he added. Up to now India has not travelled to the neighbouring nation for the 2023 Asia Cup therefore the match was held in a hybrid mannequin co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
PCB is revamping Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium for the 2025 Champions Trophy and has proposed internet hosting the match between Feb. 19 and March 5. “The basement of Gaddafi Stadium will likely be constructed by September 30. Every flooring will likely be accomplished in a three-week interval. The entrance constructing would include a metal construction. The principle constructing of Gaddafi Stadium will likely be accomplished by December 31,” stated Naqvi.
“Pindi Stadium should be utterly demolished and rebuilt, the seats will likely be put in within the stadium earlier than the Champions Trophy. The renovation at Karachi’s [National Stadium] will even be accomplished earlier than the Champions Trophy,” he concluded.
There was a number of criticism of the infrastructure of the stadiums by the previous pakistan gamers. In actual fact Naqvi himself acknowledged the identical: “In case you had a have a look at the stadium the world over. Hamara Stadium aur duniya ke stadium ka zameen asman ka faraq hein. None of them might qualify as a global stadium,” throughout a press met.
There weren’t sufficient seats are bogs and the view made it look like you have been watching from 500 meters away,” he would say as a response to a query by a reporter concerning the necessity to improve the seating capability and infrastructure in stadiums.