The ICC Champions Trophy will run from February 19 to March 9, however issues over Pakistan’s preparedness grew when scenes of incomplete development work at stadiums in all three host cities recommended delay and went viral on social media earlier this week. Nonetheless, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refuted these as mere rumours, assuring on-time supply of the venues.
The event will likely be performed on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Nationwide Stadium in Karachi and the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, apart from matches in Dubai, the place India’s fixtures will likely be hosted as per a pre-decided hybrid association.
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A PCB official confirmed that the event stays on monitor in Pakistan, slamming reviews that recommended it is perhaps relocated due to stadiums not being prepared on time.
A delegation of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) additionally visited the stadium in Karachi to take inventory of issues.
“The PCB has spent practically PKR 12 billion to improve our stadiums to make them becoming for an occasion just like the Champions Trophy, which was awarded to us,” the supply stated, as quoted by PTI.
Moreover, the supply talked about that an unauthorised particular person recorded footage of ongoing development on the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi and uploaded it on social media.
“The stadium’s work is being monitored carefully by the PCB and anxious officers, and they’d be able to host the Champions Trophy matches on time,” he stated.
The official additional stated that earlier updates relating to the stadium’s development progress had been launched to counter media hypothesis suggesting venue modifications as a consequence of incomplete amenities.
“We gave the assertion as a result of our media additionally began flashing such speculative information with out checking the info. This might have precipitated chaos and confusion amongst the PCB, ICC, authorities, business companions and followers, affecting the ticketing and advertising of the occasion,” he stated.
