Fans slam PCB for dirty seats and bad viewing experience at the National Stadium in Karachi

Karachi Stadium (Source: Twitter)

England came to Pakistan and created history after 17 years after they sealed the three-match Test series 2-0. They won the three match Test series 2-0 and the two sides are locking horns in Karachi for the third Test match at the moment. Pakistan racked up 304 in the first innings and England notched 354 runs in their first innings to get a lead of 51 runs. This will be the final Test match of the series.

Pakistan are currently batting in the second innings. The National Stadium in Karachi saw a very low turnout as the most of the stands were empty. A few fans who came to the stadium to see the matches were left shell-shocked at the state of affairs there.

A Twitter user wrote - "fyi this is the view from half the stand. even the vip stands have pillars in addition to this cage obstructing the view. hope @TheRealPCB works on stadiums from a fan experience PoV, cuz team aur mulk ki mohabbat + excitement at the return of big names will only take us so far."

Here is some of the reactions from the fans -

I went to watch pak vs eng t20 match, and was unable to see the pitch from my seat due to these pillars even from vip stand. It was so irritating.

— Abdul Baseer (@AbdulBaseer_k) December 17, 2022

Other fans who went to the stadium tweeted about the dilapidated condition of the seats and how dirty they were. The seats were filled with bird droppings. The fans were miffed with the layout of the stands and they pointed out that the pillars caused an obstruction when they were watching the Test match.

"So frustrating as a fan. Feel like we've been complaining about these things for years but nothing gets better. in fact with the new roof, it's actually become worse in the summer cuz the sea breeze gets blocked, ``wrote one of the fans on Twitter.

The low attendance has been a damper to what has been a historic Test series in Pakistan. This is England’s first Test tour after 17 years. The fans took to Twitter and some of them told the Pakistan Cricket Board that they should forget about hosting Test matches in Karachi. However, the sole reason that the fans did not turn out in high numbers to see the third Test was the dirty condition of the seats at the stadium.