CricketDon
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Pakistan is keen on hosting the Asia cup, so much so they are supposedly threatening to pull out of the 2021 world t20 cup in India. I completely understand them wanting to host a tournament. They have worked hard to improve security, work on public relations. Alongside the Pakistan forces cracking down on terrorist forces in the country ever since the saddening and sickening school shooting in 2014. A dark day indeed. However, after brave efforts from our service men who vow to keep the country safe, Pakistan has become a lot safer, so much that tourism is slowly creping into existence.
However, security is improved but needs further work and commitment, not just employing 10,000 soldiers around the stadium but continue with fighting the war on terrorism. Personally, I can see a tour from England and South Africa by 2023 world cup. With Australia and New Zealand near the end of the decade. Granted a tournament in Pakistan seems bleak at the moment, especially with demanding their arch-rivals India to attend. Which increases the likely hood of an attempted attack. Personally, based on the level of security the perpetrators would not get into the stadium and hurt any foreign players or press. However, that isn’t to say the public are safe and would be the target. Such an attack would be detrimental and would be curtains for Pakistan, probably forever. I personally believe Pakistan should ease up on the unrealistic and downright stupid plans and build trust again and get the likes of England and South Africa tour. With time allowing further security improvements and facility improvements in stadiums.
For me Pakistan should not be hosting a tournament. The facilities remind you of being back in the early 90’s. just looking at the stadiums infrastructure, facilities and general condition is appalling and is embarrassing. Just looking into the crowd and seeing there seating and facilities speaks a thousand words. I remember teams complaining of India’s facilities back in the day, and how teams did not like to tour. India saw this and made improvements and brought it to world level. Even Pakistan’s main stadiums in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi are poor in terms of infrastructure and facilities. Less said about the drainage infrastructure. That alone warrants multiple threads.
Pakistan best choice is to knock their main stadiums down and start from scratch. No one is saying build the MCG. Simply 15-25k capacity stadiums with modern and efficient facilities for both spectators and players. Ease of getting in and out of the ground especially because of security constraints. Flood lights that turn on and drainage that can deal with more than a spill of tea.
This will take years; I mean it took them a year to replace a few seats and change the roof. While this is happening, they can slowly host more and more teams and build not only their competence and reputation and trust. But also, the infrastructure and stadiums for bigger scales aka hosting tournaments.
It’s a more intelligent manner of going about this instead of making foolish claims of not competing in the following t20 world cup which we all know is a lie. It leads to the goal of full restoration of cricket in Pakistan on a commercial scale. With everything in hand while being efficient and sustainable within the next decade.
However, security is improved but needs further work and commitment, not just employing 10,000 soldiers around the stadium but continue with fighting the war on terrorism. Personally, I can see a tour from England and South Africa by 2023 world cup. With Australia and New Zealand near the end of the decade. Granted a tournament in Pakistan seems bleak at the moment, especially with demanding their arch-rivals India to attend. Which increases the likely hood of an attempted attack. Personally, based on the level of security the perpetrators would not get into the stadium and hurt any foreign players or press. However, that isn’t to say the public are safe and would be the target. Such an attack would be detrimental and would be curtains for Pakistan, probably forever. I personally believe Pakistan should ease up on the unrealistic and downright stupid plans and build trust again and get the likes of England and South Africa tour. With time allowing further security improvements and facility improvements in stadiums.
For me Pakistan should not be hosting a tournament. The facilities remind you of being back in the early 90’s. just looking at the stadiums infrastructure, facilities and general condition is appalling and is embarrassing. Just looking into the crowd and seeing there seating and facilities speaks a thousand words. I remember teams complaining of India’s facilities back in the day, and how teams did not like to tour. India saw this and made improvements and brought it to world level. Even Pakistan’s main stadiums in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi are poor in terms of infrastructure and facilities. Less said about the drainage infrastructure. That alone warrants multiple threads.
Pakistan best choice is to knock their main stadiums down and start from scratch. No one is saying build the MCG. Simply 15-25k capacity stadiums with modern and efficient facilities for both spectators and players. Ease of getting in and out of the ground especially because of security constraints. Flood lights that turn on and drainage that can deal with more than a spill of tea.
This will take years; I mean it took them a year to replace a few seats and change the roof. While this is happening, they can slowly host more and more teams and build not only their competence and reputation and trust. But also, the infrastructure and stadiums for bigger scales aka hosting tournaments.
It’s a more intelligent manner of going about this instead of making foolish claims of not competing in the following t20 world cup which we all know is a lie. It leads to the goal of full restoration of cricket in Pakistan on a commercial scale. With everything in hand while being efficient and sustainable within the next decade.
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