ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: A cricket stadium of international standard in Islamabad could soon become a reality as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has now been sent to the chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA).

Shaharyar M. Khan, the head of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) told a gathering after inaugurating the Diamond Cricket ground that Islamabad really needed to have a quality stadium. "The stadium will be built either on a short-term or long-term basis and we have dispatched the MoU to Mr (Kamran) Lashari."

He said that since the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was not under the PCB's control, therefore the Board could not make investments there. "Teams that play here have complained that the facilities at the stadium are inadequate."

"To improve the state of the stadium, the pavilion will have to be rebuilt but we cannot do that unless and until we have the control of the venue." Shaharyar disclosed the PCB could soon be controlling the stadium in Peshawar and Faisalabad. "Negotiations with the authorities there are on and they are cooperating with us fully."