LAHORE: A six-member International Cricket Council (ICC) delegation on Sunday visited the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore to assess the venue’s readiness for the Champions Trophy scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in February-March.

Comprising officials, broadcasters and logistics personnel, the ICC delegation reviewed facilities at the stadium including media boxes, dressing rooms and enclosures for the Feb 19-March 9 event.

Usman Wahla, PCB director international cric­ket, briefed the ICC delegation on the ongoing upgr­ade work at the stadium.

The visit will provide the delegation with the first-hand information on the state of affairs at Pakistan’s three venues — Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi — where the Champions Trophy mat­ches will be staged.

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi recently claimed that preparations were being made for the the inauguration of the upgr­aded venue on Jan 25.

The ICC delegation has already visited the Cham­pions Trophy venues in Karachi and Raw­alpindi.

Published in Dawn, January 13th, 2025

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