Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has started the renovation work of the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.
All these preparations are in connection with next year’s ICC Champions Trophy, which is scheduled in February, Indian machinery was used to demolish the Naseem-ul-Ghani enclosure to the Iqbal Qasim enclosure, the manual scoreboard tower will also be demolished.
The new structure will also include media boxes, which will also have an area for broadcasters and commentators, a new host box, and a redesigned media gallery.
On the occasion of the second Test scheduled against Bangladesh at the same ground, the construction work will be temporarily stopped but will be resumed after its conclusion.
Pakistan will host the ICC Champions Trophy from February to March next year in three major cities, Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
India, New Zealand and Bangladesh are in Group A along with hosts Pakistan while Group B is completed by Australia, England, Afghanistan and South Africa.The ICC has approved a budget of $70 million for the event. .
