After USA, ICC finds itself in another mess with Pakistan and Champions Trophy. Cricket News – Newz9

Sydney: The begin of the ICC Champions Trophy is little over a month away however the venue scenario is much from superb in Pakistan. The building and upgradation work continues to be underway on the National Stadium in Karachi, Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore and the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadiumand it’s a race in opposition to time handy over the three venues to the International Cricket Council (ICC) by February 12. The stadium work, which bought underway in August final yr, was attributable to end by December 31, however it’s nowhere near it.
The ICC, understandably, is a frightened bunch as a number of infrastructural mess was on show throughout the USA leg of the T20 World Cup final yr and the construct-as much as CT hasn’t been superb. It is known {that a} crew of the worldwide cricket physique will depart for Pakistan in direction of the tip of the week to do a standing verify and casual contingency discussions are underway in Dubai corridors.
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“It is a very disappointing picture. All three stadiums are far from ready and it’s not renovation or refurbishment, but proper construction which is underway. There is so much work left with seats, floodlights, facilities and even the outfield and playing surfaces,” stated a supply monitoring developments.

TimesofIndia.com reached out to the ICC for a response on the present scenario in Pakistan and the story will probably be up to date after they reply.
Lahore and Karachi are the 2 facilities the place heavy building work is underway and their multi-storey enclosures, which can have dressing rooms and hospitality containers, are but to enter the ending levels. In addition to the brand new enclosures, there may be fencing work, placement of floodlights and seats which is much from the end line. And the most important roadblock goes to be the climate which is able to make it troublesome for building and ending work to assemble momentum.

“The weather is not ideal for construction and finishing work to happen at a rapid pace. At Gadaffi, even the plaster work is not completed yet. And most of the time is taken by finishing work because we are talking about dressing rooms etc. They just can’t be random rooms/enclosures for an ICC event. ICC has decided to not completely finish the new enclosure because there is no time,” added the source.
The Gadaffi stadium, which will host some marquee clashes, including one semi-final and possibly final (if India don’t qualify), but it’s the venue which is still far from ideal. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have no option but to work overtime, the ICC must ensure that rushed work doesn’t compromise the safety of players.
Contingency plan

There is not much time left for the venues to be handed over and it’s not a surprise that there are discussions about moving the entire tournament to the UAE. The last men’s ICC tournament, T20 World Cup, was poorly planned and the upcoming Champions Trophy is certainly heading in that direction.
“It’s a no-brainer on what would occur if PCB misses deadlines and venues do not meet ICC guidelines. Tournament cannot be performed at semi-prepared venues. The subsequent week will give extra readability on the long run however PCB and ICC collectively want to drag off a miracle,” said the supply.