Peshawar
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Ehsan Mani Wednesday paid a surprise visit to Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium and inspected the ongoing reconstructing work to make it according to the international standard with all facilities costing Rs. 1.70billion.
Flanked by Director General Sports Asfandyar Khan Khattak, former Test cricketer Director Development Niamat Ullah Khan Marwat, AD Development Munir Abbas, Architect Sajjad Khan, Ehsan Mani said that after the completion of work at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium, it would help in bringing international cricket back to Peshawar including matches of HBL PSL-5 next year.
Ehsan Mani, who is on a two-day visit to Peshawar, was briefed by Director General Sports Asfandyar Khan Khattak before reaching at the new look of Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium. Ehsan Mani said that with the construction work Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium, it would accommodate 35000 spectators, having all facilities according to the ICC need.
PCB Chief said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is full of talent with the attaining international standard of the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium, it would be key center for international cricket like it was in the past.
He said now with the bird-eye floodlight similarly like in Dubai Cricket Stadium in UAE at Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium would help Pakistan Cricket Board to use it as central venue alongside Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi for the Test, ODIs and Twenty20 Cricket.—APP
