LAHORE: With Champions Trophy 2025 set to take place in Pakistan next year, the country’s cricket board has decided to renovate the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, National Stadium in Karachi and the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, sources told Geo News.

Gaddafi Stadium is already undergoing upgradation, said the sources, adding that the directors and their departments will be shifted to the far end building and the National Cricket Academy. 

According to the sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also plans to demolish the main building after the transfer of offices and to shift them in the next week. 

The PCB has planned to construct the new building in a modern style near the ground and most of the hospitality boxes in the main building are planned to be built at the front, added the sources.

The sources further said that new screens will also be installed to provide a better view for the fans and the seating capacity will also be expanded in all three stadiums.

Moreover, the sources said that it is a challenge for the PCB to complete the upgradation work within six months, adding that the board has hired foreign consultants and designers for the plan.

This event will mark the return of the Champions Trophy after an eight-year hiatus, with its last occurrence in 2017, when Pakistan emerged victorious by defeating India in the final.

The teams confirmed for the Champions Trophy 2025 include Pakistan (hosts), India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, England, and Bangladesh.

The Champions Trophy is scheduled to take place from February to March next year at three different venues.