Once complete, Naqvi said that international cricket matches would be played in Islamabad. Moreover, cricket academies will be established in four new stadiums which are expected to be built in sector D-12 of the federal capital. In 2008 and in 2012, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Pakistan Cricket Board had signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) to build a cricket stadium of international standards in the city. Initially, the plans suggested building the stadium over 35 acres in the Shakarparian area of the federal capital. Instead, he had suggested that the Rs2 billion planned to be spent on building the stadium would be better spent upgrading the Rawalpindi cricket stadium which is located just five kilometres from Shakarparian.

Source: The Express Tribune April 11, 2019 04:52 UTC