Karachi: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi has bluntly said that the Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan, Pakistan will host the event, the schedule has been sent to the participating teams.
These views were expressed by Mohsin Naqvi while talking to the media on the occasion of his visit to the National Stadium. He watched the third match of the T20I series between the Pakistan and West Indies women’s teams, visited the Hanif Muhammad Regional Cricket Academy and inspected the Oval Ground.
Mohsin Naqvi said that there is no reason for the Indian cricket team to come to Pakistan and play in the Champions Trophy. Indian media has already started propaganda, so you (journalist) should also respond to it.
PCB Chief Operating Officer Sulaiman Naseer and National Stadium General Manager Arshad Khan were also present with him on this occasion.
The Chairman of PCB said that Pakistan Women’s team came close to winning against West Indies and lost the match. It is sad to lose. We still have a lot of work to do on the national women’s team. A country coach is being sought. He said that the same steps will be taken for women cricketers as for men, cricket money will be spent on cricket, it will not be kept in banks.
He said that there will soon be good news regarding the construction of a five-star hotel near the National Bank Stadium. National Bank Stadium will be one of the best stadiums in the world after the development work. Mohsin Naqvi said that the case of FIA raiding the PCB headquarters regarding ticket sales is not that big, the National Investigation Agency is also under me, we will solve the matter internally, if someone is doing good work If so, it will not be limited.
He said that there has been a discussion with the international consultant regarding the construction of the stadium, there is a bid for the upgradation of the stadium on May 7.
