{"id":456733,"date":"2025-01-21T09:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T04:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=456733"},"modified":"2025-01-21T09:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T04:33:27","slug":"champions-trophy-preparations-on-schedule-pcb-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/champions-trophy-preparations-on-schedule-pcb-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions Trophy preparations on schedule, PCB says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Lahore<br \/>\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allayed fears about the readiness of the venues for this year\u2019s Champions Trophy as it welcomed media for a tour of stadiums in Lahore and Karachi on Monday.<br \/>\nThe eight-team 50-over event will be the first global tournament to be held in Pakistan in 28 years. India, however, will play all their matches in Dubai due to the hostile relationship between the two countries.<br \/>\nStadiums in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi are being upgraded and if the tournament is successful more could follow in a country deemed unsafe following a 2009 attack on touring Sri Lankan cricketers.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are on schedule to complete the renovation and upgrade of the Gaddafi Stadium (in Lahore),\u201d PCB spokesperson Sami Ul Hasan said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe venue is expected to be handed over to us by the end of the month.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have no doubt about Gaddafi Stadium\u2019s operational readiness to host the Champions Trophy match between Australia and England on February 22.\u201d<br \/>\nThe stadium\u2019s capacity has been increased to accommodate 35,000 fans and new hospitality areas have been built.<br \/>\nLahore and Karachi will host a tri-nation series, also involving New Zealand and South Africa, next month to prove their readiness for the Champions Trophy beginning on Feb 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allayed fears about the readiness of the venues for this year\u2019s Champions Trophy as it welcomed media for a tour of stadiums in Lahore and Karachi on Monday. 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