KARACHI:Â A six-member International Cricket Council (ICC) delegation visited the National Bank Stadium here on Thursday to evaluate the progress of the preparations for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.
The delegation thoroughly assessed the ongoing development work and took photographs of various sections of the stadium.
They were accompanied by representatives of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), including Usman Wahla, PCB’s Director of International Cricket, who provided an extensive briefing on the progress.
According to sources, 90% of the construction and renovation work at the National Bank Stadium has already been completed.
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The visit to Karachi was part of a larger assessment plan, with the ICC delegation also scheduled to inspect venues in Rawalpindi and Lahore in the coming days.
The tour aims to ensure all necessary facilities, including an ICC temporary office to be set up in a newly constructed building, are in place before the tournament.
The ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy will kick off on 19 February with host and defending champions Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the curtain-raiser in Karachi’s National Bank Stadium.
Meanwhile, the season finale is scheduled on 9 March in Lahore, unless India qualify, in which case it will be played in Dubai.
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