National Stadium Karachi is often criticized for not having a house full despite an intense craze for cricket in Pakistanis. This time too, with historic Pakistan vs England T20I series on the cards, the NSK will not witness a crazy crowd within its boundaries to witness the historic England tour of Pakistan 2022.
The England Cricket Team is voyaging the cricket-loving nation for the first time in 17 years. Everyone, including the players and netizens, are excited to witness the quality cricket action, yet Karachitees are not ready to entertain the NSK with their appearances.
On reviewing history, it has been examined that Karachi has never favoured the Weekdays matches, with too many empty seats spotted. Out of Pak vs Eng seven-match T20I series, the fourth match scheduled for Sunday is expected to have a more massive audience than the rest of the matches.
According to local sources, the PCB has not been able to sell all the tickets for any of the seven matches. NSK, having a capacity of 30,000 spectators, is once again set to disappoint the rest of the green fraternity.
Apart from the house full negligence, the PCB too has failed to properly market the hyped series. Nearby stadium areas are always rushing on traffic with welcoming billboards everywhere, however, this time, with one of the 3 Bigs in the country, no marketing measures have been taken by the board.
Pak vs Eng T20I series schedule
1st T20I: September 20th, 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
2nd T20I: September 22nd, 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
3rd T20I: September 23rd 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
4th T20I: September 25th, 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
5th T20I: September 28th, 7:30 PM PST, Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore
6th T20I: September 30th, 7:30 PM PST, Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore
7th T20I: October 2nd, 7:30 PM PST, Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore
England squad for Pak vs Eng T20I series
Jos Buttler (captain/wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali (vice captain), Harry Brook, Jordan Cox (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Richard Gleeson, Alex Hales, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Luke Wood
Pakistan squad for Pak vs Eng T20I series
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood and Usman Qadir
