Sports Board Punjab, on the directions of Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood, live televised Pakistan-England T20 World Cup final match on the country's biggest screen at the world's biggest National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan, Director Sports Chand Perveen, Deputy Director Tariq Wattoo, Assistant Director Zahoor Ahmed and other officials watched the Pakistan-England T20 World Cup final match on country's biggest screen.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood in a statement on Sunday said that Sports Board Punjab made excellent arrangements for the grand final match. “Thousands of crazy male and female cricket enthusiasts including several families enjoyed the final of T20 Cricket World Cup on a giant screen but unfortunately Pakistan could not win the title clash,” he added.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood further said that the enthusiasm of cricket-mad fans was a treat to watch especially whenever a batter struck a six and a bowler took a wicket at the grand National Hockey Stadium. “Young cricket fans danced and made a huge noise to cheer the national cricket team during the title deciding encounter”.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi appreciated the discipline and passion of cricket fans during the final match. “Pakistan cricket team played good cricket but unfortunately they failed to script a favourable result in overcast conditions. We should back our players and encourage them for next tough cricket competitions,” he added.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi further said that Sports Board Punjab provided best facilities to cricket fans at the National Hockey Stadium during the live telecasting of the T20 World Cup final match. “Sports Board Punjab as per its policy will continue to promote all sports disciplines across the province”.
Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan said that the entry was totally free for cricket enthusiasts to watch the T20 World Cup final clash in National Hockey Stadium. “Sports Board Punjab made all necessary measures including Punjab Food Authority’s nutrition camp and presence of security and Rescue 1122 officials at National Hockey Stadium to cope with any emergency,” he added.