‘PSL matches to be played at Hayatabad cricket ground’
Taimur Jhagra kicks off work on sports complex in Regi Model Town
July 27, 2020
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches will be held at the cricket stadium built inside the Hayatabad Sports Complex.
This was disclosed by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra on Sunday as he inaugurated construction of Sports Complex in Regi Model Town. The sports facility will be built on 350 kanal of land, which will have all modern services.
Last week, the provincial government informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that the Arbab Niaz Stadium is not ready to host the PSL matches.
The primary reason given to the PCB was that the renovation work on the stadium has yet to be completed. Hence, it cannot host any matches planned under the PSL.
Instead, the provincial government suggested the PCB the PSL matches could be played in the cricket stadium in Hayatabad.
The PCB has sought time for consultations on whether the matches can be held at the cricket stadium in the Hayatabad Sports Complex.
Jhagra said the provincial government will utilise all resources to ensure that cricket ground in the Hayatabad Sports Complex meet the international standards for hosting cricket matches.
The provincial health minister also opened three roads in the Regi housing society.
He said a model basic health unit and primary schools in the Regi Model Town have become operational. He also directed relevant authorities to remove encroachments in the housing society. A separate power grid station is being built in the society, he informed.
To ensure security in the housing society, police and Frontier Constabulary personnel have been deployed, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 27th, 2020.
