PCB delegation visits Iqbal Stadium as upgradation on the cards

A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) delegation featuring COO Salman Naseer and Chief Selector Wahab Riaz visited Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on Friday.

According to the details, the delegation made a visit to the Iqbal Stadium as per the instruction of the newly-appointed PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

The delegation was instructed by the PCB head to analyze the condition of the stadium and the facilities there which may pave the way for its upgradation.

For the unversed, Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium has not hosted a single international, domestic or franchise league match since the return of international cricket to Pakistan.

The Stadium last hosted an international match in 2008.

Earlier this week, PCB Chairman Naqvi was presented with the plan to upgrade three major stadiums.

The development came after Naqvi previously announced that the major stadiums of the country would undergo upgradation before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Muhammad Waqas is a lecturer in English at the Higher Education Department. He holds an MS in English (Linguistics) from COMSATS University of Islamabad. His areas of interest include language, criticism, philosophy and history