PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi addresses a press convention in Karachi, Pakistan on March 19, 2024. — PCB
Forward of the inauguration of the newly-renovated Nationwide Financial institution Stadium, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday congratulated everybody on the profitable upgradation of Karachi and Lahore stadiums in a report time in response to propaganda on social media forward of the ICC Males’s Champions Trophy 2025.
“We win, you lose,” mentioned Naqvi, hitting again at social media trolls claiming that the PCB wouldn’t have the ability to full the revamp of the stadiums earlier than the much-awaited Champions Trophy occasion within the nation.
“This is for those who claimed on social media that we could not complete the construction of this stadium. If we failed to complete this, you would have won and we were unsuccessful. However, by completing this [upgradation] project, we won and you lose now.”
He was addressing a reception in honour of labourers who participated within the renovation work on the Karachi stadium.
The PCB chief additionally thanked journalists who regularly visited the stadium throughout the renovation work and dispelled the adverse propaganda in opposition to the cricket board.
He thanked contractors and labourers for working tirelessly to well timed full the work in a report time of lower than 4 months. “I admit here that Karachi stadium would look more good than Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium.”
Naqvi mentioned that labourers have been actual heroes for this achievement who labored 16 to 18 hours a day with out getting a single depart.
Throughout the occasion, the PCB chief expressed full confidence within the nationwide crew and selectors. He additionally appealed to the nation to not get upset with the crew after some defeats.
He requested Karachiites to hitch the celebrations as we speak on the inauguration ceremony of the modernised stadium with world-class amenities.
Pakistan has efficiently accomplished renovation of Karachi and Lahore cricket stadiums earlier than internet hosting the worldwide matches of the Tri-Nation Collection and the Champions Trophy.
Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium had hosted two matches of the Tri-Nation Collection whereas Karachi stadium goes to host the primary match of the event tomorrow after its upgradation.
Throughout the occasion, the PCB chief expressed full confidence within the nationwide crew and selectors. He additionally appealed to the nation to not get upset with the crew after some defeats.
He requested Karachiites to hitch the celebrations as we speak on the inauguration ceremony of the modernised stadium with world-class amenities.
The newly-renovated Nationwide Financial institution Stadium of Karachi is ready to be inaugurated as we speak in a spectacular occasion within the run-up to the venue internet hosting the continuing Tri-Nation Collection and the much-awaited ICC Males’s Champions Trophy 2025.
The stadium now options world-class amenities for gamers and spectators.
The inauguration ceremony of the port metropolis’s cricket stadium will function fireworks, a blinding gentle present, and reside performances by famend singers Ali Zafar, Sahir Ali Bagga and Shafqat Amanat Ali.
A brand new pavilion – the College Highway Finish – was additionally formally opened. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acknowledged that the “state-of-the-art facility marks a significant milestone in the stadium’s history, reinforcing PCB’s commitment to enhancing cricket infrastructure in Pakistan”.
The newly constructed pavilion options world-class dressing rooms for gamers and match officers, complemented by high-quality hospitality rooms.
“Developed in a record time of around four months, the facility underscores the dedication and efficiency behind the stadium’s rapid transformation,” the board mentioned in an official assertion.
Along with the brand new pavilion, a number of main upgrades have been accomplished on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium to boost each the enjoying and viewing expertise.
These embrace the set up of 350 LED lights to enhance broadcast high quality, the fixing of two digital replay screens and the addition of over 5,000 new chairs to boost spectator consolation.
