Sindh Home Minister Says Security Promised for 2018 PSL Final Delivered in Dress Rehearsal

Home Minister of Sindh, Sohail Anwar Siyal on Sunday stated the Sindh Government had kept its promise and in all likelihood, all the concerned parties will be pretty satisfied with the arrangements made for the final of the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League scheduled to be held at the National Stadium in Karachi.

The statement was made when the home minister had visited the National Stadium during a dress rehearsal which was in progress for the final which was underway in the metropolis. The final of the tournament is scheduled to be held on 25^th March in Karachi.

“We have delivered all the promises we made for the security of the final; all security agencies have come together to make this event possible,” Siyal said. “I hope this arrangement satisfies the ICC team that is visiting the country to review the preparations we have made. We will take any suggestions they make into consideration and hope that the final will take place in Karachi,” he further added.

Around 8,000 personnel of different law enforcement agencies took part in the rehearsal which happened in a couple of parts.

While the first leg of the rehearsal stretched from the airport to the hotel where the players will be staying, while the 2^nd leg took place from the hotel to the National Stadium of Karachi.

It must also be noted here that the city government has provided paramedic staff and fire brigade for the stage rehearsal while control rooms have also been made to monitor the movement of every person in and outside the stadium.

“We have 80 cameras set up in and around the stadium. These cameras are capable of zooming in on the crowd so everyone present in the stadium will be monitored,” Qaisar Abbas, a member of the monitoring team was quoted as saying by Dawn.

“Anyone who passes through any gate of the stadium will be passing in front of the camera for facial recognition,” Abbas further added.

On the basis of the conduct of the rehearsal, recommendations will be made to the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association on whether the foreign stars will be allowed to participate in the PSL Final. In all 34 matches will be played across different venues in Dubai, Sharjah and Lahore.

Each two will lock horns against each other twice, and the top four teams in the group qualify for the playoffs in the end. The previous year the final of PSL was held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore amidst tight security. Several foreign stars participated in the final match held in Lahore.

There has been a World XI side and a Sri Lankan side who had visited Pakistan after the PSL final 2. The 2018 PSL final at the National Stadium in Karachi will be the next step in PCB’s long-term plan of bringing cricket back to the nation.

No world-beating teams had visited Pakistan ever since the militant attack on the Sri Lankan players outside Gaddafi Stadium in 2009. On the basis of the successful conduct of the rehearsal, recommendations will be made to the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association, which will then decide whether or not to allow foreign players to participate in the PSL final.

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