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Champions Trophy – Watch: Fans beat Mohsin Naqvi over the Undake roof in the Gaddafi Stadium by Lahore

An Afghanistan fan hit the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the leaky roof in the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The game 10 of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 between Australia and Afghanistan was played in Lahore, which did not end in any result after the interrupted of rain.

After the game, the drainage facilities in the stadium were interviewed by several experts because the game was not resumed in the middle after only half an hour of rain. The bad facilities in the stadium were further highlighted by fans who complained about the leaky roof at the venue.

In a viral video, fans of the Gaddafi Stadium in the PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi were seen for his great claims about Pakistan's willingness to organize the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

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“You see here, there is water all around. The game was deported after only 12.5 overs. There are no real facilities here, you must have already seen the washrooms that the roof is leaking. It doesn't look like it is the second or third game of the tournament here. It seems like it was a 20-30-year-old stadium, ”an Afghanistan was heard in the viral video.

Take a look at the video here:

Three games showed no result in the current tournament, two of which were played in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, while the other was played in Lahore. According to reports, the PCB spent a whopping 8 billion PKR (approx. INR 561 Crore) to renovate its stadiums in front of the Champions Trophy when Pakistan organizes an ICC event after over 29 years.

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Despite its massive claims about all venues, the PCB has been under fire because it offers fans bad facilities. Pakistan's willingness was also ruined by the poor performance of her team, which was expelled from the tournament without winning a single game.

The page led by Mohammad Rizwan was The first guest nation in the history of the Champions Trophy to end the last place in her group. Pakistan began his campaign with a loss of 60 runs against New Zealand, followed by a defeat with six winds against their archrival India. Her last game against Bangladesh was washed out in Rawalpindi, which helped them earn their first point of the tournament.

Published by:

Rishabh Beniwal

Published on:

March 2, 2025