Hyderabad’s iconic LB stadium reduced to film venue hireHyderabad’s historic LB Stadium, once a hub for cricket and football, now hosts non-sporting events like film functions, reflecting neglect of sports infrastructure even as Telangana unveils ambitious sports plans. LB Stadium, more famously known as Fateh Maidan, had apparently been given on hire for a film function scheduled Monday night. It is not just LB Stadium that reflects this neglect. Ironically, top sports administrators remain mute witnesses to such misuse, despite their offices being located within the LB Stadium complex itself. For the record, LB Stadium once hosted 14 ODIs, three Test matches, Pre-Olympic football, India–Pakistan hockey Tests, and the prestigious Nizam Gold Cup football championship.