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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in a scramble to finish the renovation work of the Nationwide Stadium forward of subsequent month’s Champions Trophy, and has moved all matches scheduled on the venue to different locations. The stadium will play host to the opening match of the ICC marquee occasion between Pakistan and New Zealand on February 19. “Due to the ongoing construction and renovation work it was decided against holding any matches at the NSK as it would only further delay the work and also disturb the players,” one official stated.
The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy remaining, the premier first-class occasion in Pakistan, started on Thursday on the smaller UBL Advanced right here after getting shifted from the Nationwide Stadium.
The PCB has additionally introduced that the two-Take a look at sequence towards the West Indies later this month could be held in Multan after scheduling the primary Take a look at in Karachi after persevering with delay within the renovation work remained a reason behind concern.
A number of the building work, which was scheduled for a December 15 end, was accomplished on the deadline and recent directions have been issued to the development firm to push the job schedule.
The PCB is finishing up large building work price Rs 12 billion in any respect three venues scheduled to host the Champions Trophy together with Lahore and Rawalpindi.
It consists of renovation of the primary NSK constructing, new dressing rooms, media centres, hospitality bins and board places of work.
A brand new digital scoreboard can be being put in together with new chairs in enclosures and the fencing across the floor can be being changed from scratch.
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