Karachi: In connection with the preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy, practical steps have been started for the partial reconstruction and renovation of the National Stadium Karachi.
Next year, the defending champion and host Pakistan has proposed matches at 3 centers Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi for the event scheduled from 19th February to 9th March. The organization selected for the project has started the basic work, in the initial phase, maps were prepared with respect to the necessary changes along with land measurements.
According to sources, the proposed plan will be approved in the Governing Board meeting on Saturday under the chairmanship of PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, after which the construction work will start regularly. To be done, the media center will be separated and a new digital scoreboard will be constructed on the opposite side and moved along with it, the condition of 30 hospitality boxes on the east and west sides will also be improved.
It is planned to renovate the dressing rooms to match the modern requirements, it is proposed not to vandalize the enclosures, there is no possibility of increasing the seats of the stadium with a capacity of 32 thousand spectators, it should be clear that ICC 2 During their visit to Pakistan this year, the delegations made a detailed review of the playing field of the National Stadium and submitted reports with various suggestions and recommendations.
