Overview
- News reports Tuesday said the PCB Governing Board approved an expression of interest to work with Saudi Arabia’s cricket federation on a new stadium in Jeddah.
- Talks remain at an early stage with no contract signed as officials weigh sites and plan floodlights and seating for top-level matches.
- The PCB’s goal is to stage some Pakistan Super League games in the kingdom once a venue is ready, while this season’s PSL continues in Pakistan.
- Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is leading the outreach, following a December 2024 visit where he met Prince Saud bin Mishal Al-Saud.
- The UAE is the region’s established cricket host, and Saudi ambitions—spotlighted by the 2024 IPL auction in Jeddah—signal a push to share that stage.