Updated On: 29 January, 2025 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Although PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi inspected the Rawalpindi Stadium and assured that the Champions Trophy 2025 will be held as planned. But it doesn't seem that the board will be able to control the renovation venues in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi by the January 31 deadline

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) insists that the National Stadium will be prepared to host the Champions Trophy 2025 matches amid rising concerns around the venue's preparations.
Ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan's respected leading English daily 'Dawn' on Wednesday carried a story which stated that "it seems absolutely impossible to contemplate the renovation work being completed within the deadline, but the personnel handed the responsibility are beaming with confidence."