A view of picture wall arrange at a cricket stadium forward of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. — PCB
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has unveiled picture partitions in any respect 4 of its venues, forward of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, celebrating the nation’s cricketing heritage and key moments in its cricketing historical past, a PCB spokesperson mentioned on Sunday.
A photograph wall at Karachi’s Nationwide Stadium highlights portraits of Karachi’s iconic cricketers and memorable occasions linked to the venue. Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed holds a outstanding place on the wall, which additionally options pictures from Pakistan’s Below-19 World Cup victories and the 2017 Champions Trophy triumph underneath his management.
The wall consists of notable milestones akin to Khalid Ibadullah’s debut century for Pakistan on the Nationwide Stadium in 1958-59, Naseem-ul-Ghani’s century at Lord’s in 1962, and Younis Khan’s triple century on the Nationwide Stadium. Pakistan’s memorable win towards India in Bengaluru, Mohammad Sami’s outstanding bowling spell towards India, and the 2004 Below-19 World Cup triumph led by Khalid Latif are additionally showcased.
A view of picture wall arrange at a cricket stadium forward of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. — PCB
Girls’s cricket is represented with portraits of Kiran Baloch and the ladies’s staff’s victory on the Asian Video games. Cricketing legends together with Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Imran Khan are honoured, together with Mohammad brothers, Shoaib Mohammad, Tauseef Ahmed, and Asif Iqbal.
Picture partitions have additionally been put in at Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Multan stadiums, every commemorating native cricketing heroes and historic moments. The initiative goals to honour the gamers, their contributions, and unforgettable moments in Pakistan cricket, the PCB spokesperson added.
A view of picture wall arrange at a cricket stadium forward of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. — PCB
Photos of modern-day stars Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam additionally function prominently, alongside Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq’s memorable partnership towards India, and Inzamam-ul-Haq’s century towards Bangladesh.
The PCB spokesperson mentioned that this initiative not solely celebrates Pakistan’s cricketing previous but additionally serves as an inspiration for future generations of cricketers.
