The culture of sports is rising tremendously in Saudi Arabia and with sports like football and cricket picking up as well as they are, it is a matter of time before a Saudi Arabian football and cricket team - to speak as an example- possibly rise to the forefront of progress and productivity to take everyone by a surprise. As it is, there has been inception of the highest form of MotorRacing in the form of Formula 1, considered the pinnacle of Grand Prix racing with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in the city of Jeddah packing quite a punch ever since its inception half a decade ago. And now, fresh sporting insights have in store something exciting for the fans of cricket in the region.
So breaking news insights have it that in the beating heart of the Gulf, Pakistan is all set to develop a brand new cricketing facility in the form of a new cricket stadium in Jeddah, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.
The above is confirmed news and has been doing rounds over social media as seen in the last few hours on July 2.
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Apparently, what makes this rather interesting is that the said cricketing development is a joint initiative between the widely known Pakistan Cricket Board aka the PCB and the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, also known as the SACF. A strategic and significant move, if one could put it like that, the development of the new cricket facility in Saudi Arabia is all set to foster a good culture of the growing sport that is cricket, among the widely watched sports in the country (alongside football).
What’s known at the moment is that a modern, state-of-the-art cricket stadium shall be built in the national capital of Saudi Arabia as part of the joint collaborative efforts between the boards across the two countries.
And in lines with the same, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially signed a strategic agreement with the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF). Now, make no mistake for this is pretty much a landmark agreement that was signed in Riyadh by PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and SACF Chairman Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Mohammad Al Saud.
Furthermore, it is needless to say that the stadium shall be built entirely in accordance with International Cricket Council (ICC) regulations to host major global and regional tournaments.
Whether it comes to diverse aspects such as venue planning, technical expertise or infrastructure development, both the cricket boards shall be working closely with one other for the development of the same!
Furthermore, the cricket stadium decision aligns or blends perfectly well with the Saudi government’s vision to realise the Vision 30, which is a key sporting vision taken on by the country to further promote and enhance a culture of sports in the nation.
