'80's country': Internet blasts PCB for subpar condition of Rawalpindi stadium

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat on the opening day of the PAK vs BAN 1st Test after a delayed start due to a wet outfield at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on WednesdayUmpires were set to make a second inspection at 1100 am local time as there were still some wet patches on the outfield following early morning rainThe two umpires Richard Kettleborough of England and Adrian Holdstock of South Africa made four inspections of the ground but found wet patches due to overnight rain deemed dangerous for playNo play was possible before lunch with 230 minutes of play lost curtailing the day to 48 overs The weather forecast for all five days is not encouraging with rain and bad light predictedAlso ReadSri Lanka wanted to play more warmup games says captain DhananjayaPakistan entered the PAK vs BAN 1st Test with four fast bowlers in allpace attack with no frontline spinner while Bangladesh included three pacers and two spinners The twomatch series is part of the nineteam World Test championship with Pakistan currently sixth in the standings and Bangladesh eighth Rawalpindi will also host the second test of the twomatch series from August 30Reacting to the condition of the stadium netizens took to X and slammed the unreadiness of the PCB to host the Champions TrophyThis the condition of Rawalpindi Cricket stadium of PakistansOnly five months are left for the Champions Trophy The new ICC chairman Jay Shah should immediately change the venue of the Champions TrophyPakistanCricket PAKvsBAN pictwittercomNRrJqbmNwZmdash Vinod Chouhan R_Vinod01 August 21 202480s cricket80s players80s Grounds80s Cricket board 80s countryThats the 2 pm update Still wet They cant even dry the ground with no rain since 9am PAKvsBAN PakistanCricket pictwittercomO0ZeTvKI9ymdash Boynextdoor boynextdoor2009 August 21 2024Guess which country this cricket stadium might be PakistanCricket PAKvsBAN pictwittercomhHy14GwKV6mdash ishwar ImIshwarkr August 21 2024Saar we will host Champions Trophy in Pakistan this year with this world class facilities Pakistan palyers literally using buckets and sponges to dry the wet fieldPAKvsBAN PakistanCricket pictwittercomvSr9cCWCGgmdash Manu manoj_tweezz August 21 2024Pathetic No rain for last 3 hrs sun on full But Rawalpindi ground is not yet ready for the play They think they can host Champions Trophy here Guys in SL make it ready in am hour despite of thunderstorm poserarcherPakistanCricket PakvsBan PakvBan CricketTwitter pictwittercomT1U9yFIWrhmdash Cricket Vibes_Arjav IamArjav August 21 2024The Pakistan Cricket Board moved that match because of ongoing construction work at the National Bank Stadium ahead of Champions TrophySince international cricket resumed in Pakistan after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team the PCB has organized matches exclusively at three specific venuesConstruction experts have advised the PCB that ongoing construction could proceed during match hours potentially causing distractions and disturbances for the players due to noise and dustThe renovations at the National Stadium are currently underway to prepare the venue for the 2025 Champions Trophy