Sethi, who is trying his best to get Pakistan back on the cricketing map as a venue, also said that he had spoken to Sindh Chief Minister regarding the security arrangements in Karachi “I have met Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and discussed Karachi’s security situation with him. We are working on a plan,” Sethi said. “Work has been completed on Karachi’s Centre for Excellence [of Cricket] and it will be made functional as soon as possible. Mudassir Nazar and I interviewed three candidates to head the centre and a decision will be made soon,” he added. The players’ draft for the PSL 3 is slated to be held from November 10 in Lahore.
Karachi will host 4 PSL games in best possible scenario: Najam Sethi
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is set to play the final T20I match of the 3-match series against Pakistan in Lahore.
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi has recently said that the board is looking to get the Karachi National Stadium decked up for the much anticipated third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), which is slated to commence on February 9 next year. Sethi also said that three games will be hosted in Lahore while they also plan to hold matches in Karachi.
He said that everything depends on the security. The best case would see Karachi holding 4 matches and Lahore holding three, whereas the worst circumstances will see Karachi witness one PSL match. The fans and many officials expressed their displeasure earlier with Lahore getting all the three games for the Independence Cup featuring Pakistan and World XI.
“The best-case scenario is that four PSL matches will be held in Karachi and three will be held in Lahore. However, the worst-case scenario is that one match will be held in Karachi. It depends on the security situation,” the Dawn quoted Sethi as saying.
Stadiums set to host big games
“The stadium will be renovated in two phases. We are looking to complete the first phase in the next four months, in time for PSL 3. The long-term plan, which will take a-year-and-a-half and will cost around Rs. 1.5 billion,” Sethi said. “Our bigger concern at this moment is to make sure the stadium is ready in time for PSL3. That needs to happen so that we can start convincing players to come to Karachi for a few matches,” he added.
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