CDA, PCB agree to Margalla foothills cricket stadium

A news source reported on May 23 that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will construct the International Cricket Stadium in Islamabad.

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Shakil Shaikh, a member of the PCB management committee, met with Noorul Amin Mengal, the chairman of the CDA, at the CDA’s headquarters and agreed in principle to construct an international cricket stadium. In the preliminary meeting, it was resolved to construct a cricket stadium near D-12 at the base of the Margalla Hills.

25 acres of land have been designated for the construction of a cricket stadium, the CDA chairman informed the PCB representative. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed by both parties will be drafted shortly.

Moreover, the PCB will construct the International Cricket Stadium, while the CDA will provide the land, and both parties will share the revenue. However, the revenue distribution ratio between CDA and PCB will be 30:70.