Dear PCB Chairman Mohsin Nakvi, I hope you don't mind me saying this, but that Champions Trophy, the one with the whistle, is indeed the Champions Trophy, not a construction trophy. I have no doubt about your plans; once the renovations are fully executed, the stadium will look completely different, and I believe that 100%. However, we’re racing against time here. Our neighbors are calling our Champions Trophy a construction trophy. They’re saying...
I'm not sure if there will be cricket here or if construction will just keep going on. Honestly, I have my doubts. Are we really expecting a crowd of 51,000 at Gaddafi Stadium for every match, and there won't be enough seats for everyone? On the other hand, we have 51,000 workers who are going to enjoy the whole Champions Trophy for free while working in two shifts. Of course, it's obvious that day and night matches are happening, so the first shift will catch some of the game, and the second shift will see the whole thing. It feels like this is just going to benefit the workers.
They're getting free iBolls, which means they have their own iBolls. Sir, the headquarters building just got finished. The guy from YouTube is covering the construction of the stadium; he’s showing seats being installed every day. Today, they put seats in a certain enclosure, tomorrow they’ll do it in another one, and the day after that, they’ll install seats over here. The seat installation has been dragging on for quite a while. However, in the last video I saw a few days ago, all the bases for the seats were already mounted; they just need to put the seats on top.
"The government was supposed to finish that, but it's still not complete. The building behind you isn’t done either; the glass work is pending and it's really obvious in several places. The trench work is also still pending. Plus, the weather in Lahore is really foggy right now, and the temperature is dropping. It stays chilly. After painting, we need to wait for it to dry, and that could take a while. I'm saying this because we're racing against time here; we've got the tri-nation series starting from February 8th."
"After the 8th, we really won’t have any time, sir. You’re not holding the Tri-Nation Series here on February 8; you’re moving the whole series to Multan. That’s one thing. But if you’re still planning to do it here at Kaddafi Stadium or somewhere nearby, then we need to talk. From the 8th onward, you’re booked, and that Tri-Nation Series is starting up."
After that, sir, you have to do the opening ceremony for the Champions Trophy. It starts on the 19th, so we need to wind things up before 8. Sir, it's already the 17th, and in about half an hour, it'll be the 18th. So, honestly, we’re racing against the clock to get the construction done, and I’m sorry to say, but we’re falling a bit behind. I seriously doubt we’ll be ready for the Champions Trophy matches.
"Things are going alright. On one side, there's a bit of a crowd sitting around, and on the other side, the workers are busy. One guy is even laying bricks, and he's joking around, saying, 'Oh man, this is such a bad delivery! He should’ve hit it better!' We’re thinking he’ll probably come back next over. That tall bowler will take his turn. You know, while he’s laying bricks, he actually dropped one! With all the tension in the match, it would be great if someone could just speed things up a bit. I'm just asking if you could please make that happen."
"Look, regarding the Indian media, they're calling it the Champions Trophy, but we're calling it the Construction Trophy. What do you care? Call it the Champions Trophy, call it the Construction Trophy, or whatever you want. You're not even coming; you're playing in Dubai anyway, so just go play. Alright, take care. Peace out!"
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