{"id":188897,"date":"2026-07-02T08:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188897"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:52:47","slug":"pakistan-cricket-board-signs-agreement-with-saudi-arabia-cricket-federation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188897","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Cricket Board signs agreement with Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71174545\">The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday inked an agreement with Saudi Arabia to build a modern cricket stadium in Jeddah.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was signed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF) chief Saud bin Mishal bin Mohammad Al Saud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time in history, a strategic agreement has been signed between the PCB and the SACF for the construction of a modern cricket stadium in Jeddah,\u201d the PCB said in a statement on \u2018X\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PCB will build a cricket stadium as per international standards and with state-of-the-art facilities. All the facilities will be according to the standards of the International Cricket Council (ICC).\u201d The statement further said that the two boards would jointly work on infrastructure development, technical expertise, stadium planning and operational standards.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/t20s-future-of-cricket-not-sure-odis-says-ravichandran-ashwin-european-t20-premier-league-development-associate-nations\/article71174307.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T20s here to stay, not so sure about ODIs: R Ashwin<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>It said the project would play a key role in enabling Saudi Arabia to host international cricket matches and big events, adding the project would also support the Gulf country\u2019s 2030 vision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project is a milestone for the promotion of cricket in Saudi Arabia,\u201d Naqvi, who is currently in Saudi Arabi, was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership will bring the cricket community together and become a lasting legacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, state-run PTV reported that Naqvi also met with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud and the two reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen security cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>A memorandum of understanding on security cooperation was signed between the two countries, reflecting a strong strategic cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Naqvi also visited the Unified Security Operations Center (911) in Riyadh, where he assessed the \u201ccommunication system for security institutions and modern technology\u201d, reported PTV.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have strong ties and last year signed a defence pact to defend each other in case of attack by a third country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 02, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/pakistan-cricket-board-signs-agreement-saudi-arabia-cricket-federation\/article71174545.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday inked an agreement with Saudi Arabia to build a modern cricket stadium in Jeddah. The agreement was signed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF) chief Saud bin Mishal bin Mohammad Al Saud. \u201cFor the first time in history, a strategic &#8230; <a title=\"Pakistan Cricket Board signs agreement with Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188897\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pakistan Cricket Board signs agreement with Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lead20image201.png","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":187546,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=187546","url_meta":{"origin":188897,"position":0},"title":"PCB to make PSL financially and administratively autonomous","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The PCB has decided to make the Pakistan Super League financially and administratively autonomous even though it is yet to release any audited reports of the last two PSL editions. 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