Drone shot of iconic Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on December 20, 2024. — Fb/PeshawarZamli
Because the years-long refurbishment mission is already underway on the facility, labourers have been discovered erecting an enormous signboard bearing the brand new title of the stadium, previously often called Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium.
There have been stories that other than others, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan himself had opposed the choice of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities concerning altering the title of the stadium that was constructed in 1984 and was named after a former federal sports activities minister from Peshawar, Arbab Niaz Muhammad.
The household of the late Arbab Niaz was amongst a lot of individuals who opposed the renaming of the cricket stadium. Nevertheless, the nameplate was ready and put in on the sports activities facility regardless of the opposition.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor had additionally opposed altering the cricket stadium’s title and termed it inappropriate to call it after former prime minister Imran Khan.
The bottom is the one worldwide cricket facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that, too, has not hosted any worldwide match within the final 19 years as a result of safety state of affairs.
The stadium isn’t more likely to host any Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) match even this 12 months regardless of development and renovation was expedited within the final a number of months.
The final worldwide match performed on the bottom was between Pakistan and India on February 6, 2006. The hosts gained the match by 7 runs by D/L technique. Lately, representatives of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) had visited Arbab Niaz Stadium to examine preparations for worldwide gamers in addition to the safety measures for the upcoming season of the PSL.
