‘Sindh govt willing to further promote cricket’

KARACHI: Encouraged by the successful staging of the Karachi leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the Government of Sindh has agreed in principle to develop more facilities for fuelling the passion of the cricket-loving population of the metropolis.Saeed Ghani, Sindh Minister for Local Government, Public Health Engineering, Rural Development and Katchi Abadies, expressed the willingness of the provincial government to further play its role in the promotion of cricket, the number one sport of the country.He was speaking as the chief guest at a dinner reception hosted here at the Karachi Gymkhana on Monday evening by the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA) in honour of Quetta Gladiators for winning the latest edition of the PSL.Acceding to the request of the PVCA Chairman, Fawad Ijaz Khan, of either building a new stadium or enhancing the seating capacity of the National Stadium to facilitate the passionate cricket lovers of the city, Ghani expressed the willingness of the Government of Sindh to take up the matter.Commissioner Karachi, Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, also spoke about the organizational aspects of the PSL-4 and acknowledged the support of all the stakeholders in making the event a big success.“The motivational qualities of Nadeem Omar, the owner of Quetta Gladiators, played a key role in his team’s success this time round after they had been edged out twice in three previous editions,” Fawad said on the occasion.Nadeem Omar, the owner of Quetta Gladiators and President of the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA), attributed the recent triumph of his team in the PSL to teamwork rather than individual brilliance.Quetta Gladiators skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, who is also the captain of Pakistan in all three formats, in his brief speech, thanked everyone in the team for having given their best to achieve the desired results.

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