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Anyone have any updates on this initiative? Could be a great opportunity to bring in some sponsorship revenue and invest that into creating a coaching institute to produce world class cricket coaches (batting, fielding, fast bowling, spin bowling).
 
PCB to sell naming rights of Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium to Bank of Punjab

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly close to finalising a landmark deal to sell the naming rights of Lahore's iconic Gaddafi Stadium to the Bank of Punjab.

According to local media reports, the agreement will see the stadium rebranded to reflect the bank's identity for the next five years.

This move is part of PCB's ongoing efforts to boost revenue through strategic commercial partnerships, aligning with global trends where sports venues partner with major corporations for mutual benefits.

The rebranding of Gaddafi Stadium follows a similar initiative in 2022, when the National Stadium in Karachi was renamed National Bank Cricket Arena, and later National Bank Stadium, after a five-year deal with the National Bank of Pakistan.

The sale of naming rights is expected to provide a significant financial boost to PCB, helping to advance cricket development across the country.

The deal represents another step in PCB's broader strategy to capitalise on commercial opportunities within the sport.

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That is the harsh reality of this world , once you leave this world you will no longer get remembered even if you were insanely popular in your times.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
That is the harsh reality of this world , once you leave this world you will no longer get remembered even if you were insanely popular in your times.
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Pakistan should remember Gadaffi by keeping his legacy alive via the naming of a cricket stadium?
 
The deal is for $750,000 ie Rs 200 million per year for the next 5 years similar to the deal for National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The PCB has created a revenue stream of $1.5 million per annum for the next 5 years.

Job well done. Need to do this for other stadiums as well.
 
Savak said:
The deal is for $750,000 ie Rs 200 million per year for the next 5 years similar to the deal for National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The PCB has created a revenue stream of $1.5 million per annum for the next 5 years.

Job well done. Need to do this for other stadiums as well.
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This is way more than I had imagined. If so good job by the pcb.
 
the Great Khan said:
They will rename it shaheed benazir Bilawal zardari bhutto shareef stadium.
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Why to name the stadium after a useless corrupt power hungry women just because she was killed, unfortunately. Already there are too many hospitals, roads and other places and even a city named after her, not good.
 
I think no place in Pakistan should be renamed after any politician of modern times like imran, bilawal, nawaz etc.

Should be the names of actual heroes who did something for Pakistan like Abdul Sattar Edhi etc.
 
Savak said:
The deal is for $750,000 ie Rs 200 million per year for the next 5 years similar to the deal for National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The PCB has created a revenue stream of $1.5 million per annum for the next 5 years.

Job well done. Need to do this for other stadiums as well.
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Good to see it has finally happened. In NA, all the major stadiums are named after some company/sponsor and its a good source of income.
 
BouncerGuy said:
I think no place in Pakistan should be renamed after any politician of modern times like imran, bilawal, nawaz etc.

Should be the names of actual heroes who did something for Pakistan like Abdul Sattar Edhi etc.
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Don't you know any difference between IK and pateecher politicians like Bilalwal and NS, what's their crickteting background ?
 
moghul said:
Don't you know any difference between IK and pateecher politicians like Bilalwal and NS, what's their crickteting background ?
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Yeah, I know pretty well. IK is a great cricketer as well so his name will make sense but people will make controversy out of it as well due to political affiliation. That is why I said no politician.
 
Savak said:
The deal is for $750,000 ie Rs 200 million per year for the next 5 years similar to the deal for National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The PCB has created a revenue stream of $1.5 million per annum for the next 5 years.

Job well done. Need to do this for other stadiums as well.
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Its a pretty good deal. Hopefully some of this money can be used to upgrade these prehistoric stadiums too. Karachi and Lahore are being renovated which is good. But Faisalabad and Rawalpindi need alot of work too. They still feel like stadiums that were created for the 1996 CWC.

Most of all though I am glad that they are finally renaming Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Its a pretty good deal. Hopefully some of this money can be used to upgrade these prehistoric stadiums too. Karachi and Lahore are being renovated which is good. But Faisalabad and Rawalpindi need alot of work too. They still feel like stadiums that were created for the 1996 CWC.

Most of all though I am glad that they are finally renaming Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore.
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Pindi is also getting a full blown renovation.
 
Savak said:
The deal is for $750,000 ie Rs 200 million per year for the next 5 years similar to the deal for National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The PCB has created a revenue stream of $1.5 million per annum for the next 5 years.

Job well done. Need to do this for other stadiums as well.
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This is why the media rights deal number that the journalist you mentioned in the other thread has quoted seems very off the mark.
 
As per reports:

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has secured a five-year naming rights deal worth one billion rupees for Gaddafi Stadium Lahore with a Punjab-based bank. This agreement marks a significant increase from the 450 million rupees secured for the naming rights of National Stadium Karachi over the same duration in 2022.

The naming rights agreement is part of the PCB's strategy to offset expenses incurred in upgrading stadiums in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi ahead of the Champions Trophy. The PCB had issued a tender for the naming rights of Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, and the successful bid from the Punjab-based bank will result in the stadium being renamed after the bank. This approach is in line with global practices, where many cricket venues in Australia and England are named after sponsors.

Under the leadership of Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB is exploring various revenue-enhancing strategies, including sponsorship deals for additional stadiums. The current administration aims to bring substantial benefits to the PCB through these initiatives. With the naming rights contract for Gaddafi Stadium Lahore setting a new benchmark, the PCB is expected to pursue similar deals in the future to boost revenue sources and support the growth of domestic cricket.
 
BouncerGuy said:
As per reports:

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has secured a five-year naming rights deal worth one billion rupees for Gaddafi Stadium Lahore with a Punjab-based bank. This agreement marks a significant increase from the 450 million rupees secured for the naming rights of National Stadium Karachi over the same duration in 2022.

The naming rights agreement is part of the PCB's strategy to offset expenses incurred in upgrading stadiums in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi ahead of the Champions Trophy. The PCB had issued a tender for the naming rights of Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, and the successful bid from the Punjab-based bank will result in the stadium being renamed after the bank. This approach is in line with global practices, where many cricket venues in Australia and England are named after sponsors.

Under the leadership of Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB is exploring various revenue-enhancing strategies, including sponsorship deals for additional stadiums. The current administration aims to bring substantial benefits to the PCB through these initiatives. With the naming rights contract for Gaddafi Stadium Lahore setting a new benchmark, the PCB is expected to pursue similar deals in the future to boost revenue sources and support the growth of domestic cricket.
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That comes to about USD 3.5 million over 5 years.

TBH it's so cheap for a 5 year deal. Seems fishy to me
 
Rename a stadium, rebuild a stadium, rename a team, replace a captain, replace a coach. This is the legacy of Naqvi. He shall always be remembered.
 
Gaddafi stadium was a strong name and a lot of history behind it.

But this is the future.
They will sell everything that is sellable.
 
Did Gaddafi even know a cricket stadium was named after him?
 
Punjab cabinet turns down proposal to rename Gaddafi Stadium

The Punjab cabinet has declined a proposal to rename Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz expressing reservations about the proposal brought before the cabinet as an ex-agenda item.

The Punjab finance department had moved a note to the principal secretary to the chief minister titled “Finalisation of a new name for Gaddafi Stadium under Stadium Naming Rights Agreement”.

The proposal was generated after acquisition by the Bank of Punjab (BoP) exclusive naming rights for the stadium under the terms of the Stadium Nomenclature Rights Agreement signed with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

It had been accorded assent by the BoP directors after entering into an agreement with the PCB.

As part of this agreement, the BoP has the right to rename the stadium, subject to the PCB’s approval, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, cultural norms, and policies.

Accordingly, the finance department’s note says, the BoP had sought recommendations from marketing and different advertising agencies to rename the stadium. After careful consideration of the recommendations, the BoP management shortlisted three potential names for the stadium — ‘BoP Cricket Arena’, ‘The Bank of Punjab Stadium’ and ‘BoP Gaddafi Stadium’.

The options given by the bank directors also included ‘BOP Lahore Cricket Arena’ and ‘BoP Cricket Stadium Lahore’.

Seeking instructions from the chief minister, the finance department had also written a note requesting the Punjab government to review the recommendations and provide its feedback to finalise one of the suggested names.

Dawn tried to contact Punjab Finance Secretary Mujahid Sherdil for his comments, but he was not available.

Meanwhile, a senior officer privy to the development said the BoP had started this process in May last year. He said the bank had also given a bid, after approval from its BoD, to rename the National Stadium Karachi.

However, the bid was won by the National Bank of Pakistan and the stadium was renamed as National Bank Cricket Arena.

Though the bank traditionally gives such bids, the officer asserted the chief minister did not like the proposal.

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Punjab cabinet turns down proposal to rename Gaddafi Stadium

CM Maryam expresses reservations about proposal as an ex-agenda item.
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No one should be in favour of this, imagine changing from Gaddafi Stadium to Brighto Paints Stadium, just because the Zionists told us he’s a “bad guy”.
 
Bhaijaan said:
Gaddafi stadium was a strong name and a lot of history behind it.

But this is the future.
They will sell everything that is sellable.
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Yes, stadium names in all over the World are changing mainly with the sponsors' name. Emirates Stadium, Etihad Stadium in England are a couple of examples. We will eventually see a name change for the Gaddafi stadium as well.
 
It should be named back to its original name lahore stadium.

Who gave the traitor bhutto responsible for 1971 the authority to name it after a colnel gaddafi .

What the hell does lahore and the stadium have anything to do with colnel gaddafi and libya ?
 
mazkhan said:
It should be named back to its original name lahore stadium.

Who gave the traitor bhutto responsible for 1971 the authority to name it after a colnel gaddafi .

What the hell does lahore and the stadium have anything to do with colnel gaddafi and libya ?
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If Donald Trump gets Imran Khan out of jail, he might get a stadium named after him.

Trump Stadium, Islamabad
 
YousafTheBeast said:
No one should be in favour of this, imagine changing from Gaddafi Stadium to Brighto Paints Stadium, just because the Zionists told us he’s a “bad guy”.
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It has nothing to do with Zionists or whether he was a "good" or "bad" guy. The fact is, Gaddafi has nothing to do with Pakistan. Naming your premier cricket stadium after him is as absurd as naming it Hosni Mubarak Cricket Stadium or Hafez al-Assad Cricket Stadium. It’s utterly stupid and makes no sense to name such a significant venue after an Arab dictator just because he gave a speech in Lahore decades ago.
 
It's called Gaddafi Stadium because he supported Pakistan during the 1971 East and West Pakistan war and also helped Pakistan recover after the war. Otherwise, it might have ended up being named Indira Gandhi Stadium.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
It has nothing to do with Zionists or whether he was a "good" or "bad" guy. The fact is, Gaddafi has nothing to do with Pakistan. Naming your premier cricket stadium after him is as absurd as naming it Hosni Mubarak Cricket Stadium or Hafez al-Assad Cricket Stadium. It’s utterly stupid and makes no sense to name such a significant venue after an Arab dictator just because he gave a speech in Lahore decades ago.
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While you are right. The name now has historical nostalgic value attached to it.

If they must change it then only money can trump this.
 
It is exceedingly embarrassing.
When my friends (English) ask me why is it called the Gaddafi stadium and I explain it was named after the former Libyan leader, there is a moment of incredulity, followed by a sense that I am joking with them, then a slow dawning that I am serious.

I think if Pakistan wants to be taken seriously on the world stage perhaps renaming this could be tiny step along the way.
Call me old fashioned, but having one of the main stadiums in the country named after a corrupt Arab dictator is not a good look.
 
sweep_shot said:
If they want to change the name, maybe they should name it Imran Khan Cricket Stadium or Wasim Akram Cricket Stadium.
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I'd rather have it named after Abdul Sattar Edhi ie the biggest philanthropist of Pakistan who saved thousands of lives during his lifetime and whose organization is continuing to do the good work. If anything, it will give the listeners to know about that guy and what he did for humanity.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
I'd rather have it named after Abdul Sattar Edhi ie the biggest philanthropist of Pakistan who saved thousands of lives during his lifetime and whose organization is continuing to do the good work. If anything, it will give the listeners to know about that guy and what he did for humanity.
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Not a bad idea.

But, since this is a cricket stadium, it makes sense to name it after a cricketer.
 
sweep_shot said:
Not a bad idea.

But, since this is a cricket stadium, it makes sense to name it after a cricketer.
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Yes but it will help put more eyes on Edhi Trust which will hopefully lead to more donations and more help for the needy. And Edhi is an unsung hero of humanity and one of the best Pakistanis.
Naming it after Wasim wouldn't do anything other than giving Wasim another honor which he has aplenty.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Yes but it will help put more eyes on Edhi Trust which will hopefully lead to more donations and more help for the needy. And Edhi is an unsung hero of humanity and one of the best Pakistanis.
Naming it after Wasim wouldn't do anything other than giving Wasim another honor which he has aplenty.
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Never heard of Mr. Edhi. Thanks for telling me.

You have a good point.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
I'd rather have it named after Abdul Sattar Edhi ie the biggest philanthropist of Pakistan who saved thousands of lives during his lifetime and whose organization is continuing to do the good work. If anything, it will give the listeners to know about that guy and what he did for humanity.
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Edhi was a great person but doesn't make sense to name a sports stadium after him. I know its not going to happen but it should be Imran Khan stadium . But to avoid any controversy it should be named only as Lahore Cricket stadium , don't have to be named after any person.
 
sweep_shot said:
If they want to change the name, maybe they should name it Imran Khan Cricket Stadium or Wasim Akram Cricket Stadium.
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Which Wasim Akram ? the one who was convicted in a matching fixing case by Justice Qayyum ? and who helped Indian fast bowlers but never a Pakistani fast bowler ?? I won't take name of Imran Khan and Wasim Akram in the same breath.
 
moghul said:
Which Wasim Akram ? the one who was convicted in a matching fixing case by Justice Qayyum ? and who helped Indian fast bowlers but never a Pakistani fast bowler ?? I won't take name of Imran Khan and Wasim Akram in the same breath.
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Why not name it after some deceased Pakistani great like Hanif Mohammad?
 
moghul said:
Which Wasim Akram ? the one who was convicted in a matching fixing case by Justice Qayyum ? and who helped Indian fast bowlers but never a Pakistani fast bowler ?? I won't take name of Imran Khan and Wasim Akram in the same breath.
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How about Inzamam-ul-Haq Cricket Stadium? He seems like a shareef guy. Also, he was a World Cup hero in 1992 WC.

A few other options would be Javed Miandad, Younis Khan, Waqar Younis etc.
 
Why is there a need to rename the stadium? Even if PCB is looking to rename it, former legends should be the one to be considered, no political influence.
 
sweep_shot said:
How about Inzamam-ul-Haq Cricket Stadium? He seems like a shareef guy. Also, he was a World Cup hero in 1992 WC.

A few other options would be Javed Miandad, Younis Khan, Waqar Younis etc.
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His get up is like a religious man but this " sahrif aadmi" was also named in the Justice Qayyum report for match fixing and then he had to resign from the chief selector's job because he was director of a UK-based company called Yazoo International Ltd and was selecting players based upon their contract with his company .
 
RidiculousMan said:
While you are right. The name now has historical nostalgic value attached to it.

If they must change it then only money can trump this.
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The Punjab cabinet turned down a request to rename the stadium yesterday. The Bank of Punjab had bought the naming rights.
 
moghul said:
Edhi was a great person but doesn't make sense to name a sports stadium after him. I know its not going to happen but it should be Imran Khan stadium . But to avoid any controversy it should be named only as Lahore Cricket stadium , don't have to be named after any person.
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My point was regarding Edhi is that we all know Pakistan is moving along only due to the activities of philanthropists and charity workers. If govt were to become a little selfless, then better to put more eyes on the biggest charity of Pakistan which is helping hundreds of people daily. It will only help promote his charity as more people will get to know about him.
But yes Lahore Cricket Stadium or something simple would be the most logical if Gaddafi's name is to be removed from it.
 
gibsyhesperis said:
It is exceedingly embarrassing.
When my friends (English) ask me why is it called the Gaddafi stadium and I explain it was named after the former Libyan leader, there is a moment of incredulity, followed by a sense that I am joking with them, then a slow dawning that I am serious.

I think if Pakistan wants to be taken seriously on the world stage perhaps renaming this could be tiny step along the way.
Call me old fashioned, but having one of the main stadiums in the country named after a corrupt Arab dictator is not a good look.
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It's all relative isn't it.

Your white English friends probably don't mind that major stadia in England are named after the company's of corrupt Arab dictators.

From a naming perspective is there really much of a difference between the Gaddafi stadium and the Emirates or Etihad stadium?
 
gibsyhesperis said:
It is exceedingly embarrassing.
When my friends (English) ask me why is it called the Gaddafi stadium and I explain it was named after the former Libyan leader, there is a moment of incredulity, followed by a sense that I am joking with them, then a slow dawning that I am serious.
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Things that didn't happen.

You're making it seem as if most of your friends are cricket fans and are clued up on stadia in Pakistan. The average white cricket fan in England doesn't care enough about cricket in Pakistan. Even if they did, are they all going to come up and ask you about Gaddafi Stadium?
 
gibsyhesperis said:
It is exceedingly embarrassing.
When my friends (English) ask me why is it called the Gaddafi stadium and I explain it was named after the former Libyan leader, there is a moment of incredulity, followed by a sense that I am joking with them, then a slow dawning that I am serious.

I think if Pakistan wants to be taken seriously on the world stage perhaps renaming this could be tiny step along the way.
Call me old fashioned, but having one of the main stadiums in the country named after a corrupt Arab dictator is not a good look.
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If that’s how you feel in front of your friends, you are not old fashioned; just unaware. Read up on Gaddafi so that instead of feeling embarrassed, you can answer your friends appropriately.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
It's all relative isn't it.

Your white English friends probably don't mind that major stadia in England are named after the company's of corrupt Arab dictators.

From a naming perspective is there really much of a difference between the Gaddafi stadium and the Emirates or Etihad stadium?
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The most illogical post on this thread. Emirates and Etihad bought their right to name the stadium, which is a common practice all over the world. How much a dead and buried dictator paying PCB to keep the stadium after his name ?
 
Reality is it will always remain the Gaddafi stadium no matter what new changes are brought in.

Sometimes with history names just stick and remain.

Nobody in India knows or cares who Wankhede, Chinnaswamy or Feroz Shah Tughlaq was but their names are now pair bonded with their stadiums for better or worse.

The one and only really cool name for stadiums across subcontinent is Eden Gardens. God knows how it escaped being named after any politico.
 
moghul said:
The most illogical post on this thread. Emirates and Etihad bought their right to name the stadium, which is a common practice all over the world. How much a dead and buried dictator paying PCB to keep the stadium after his name ?
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How is it illogical? His white friends have issue with the stadium being named after a dictator not the lack of payment. If Gaddafi had paid the PCB would they (and you) be ok with it?
 
DeadlyVenom said:
How is it illogical? His white friends have issue with the stadium being named after a dictator not the lack of payment. If Gaddafi had paid the PCB would they (and you) be ok with it?
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Never heard a dictator named Etihad or Emirates .

Two big stadium in area I live are Citi Field ( paid by Citi bank ) and Metlife stadium ( paid by Metlife ) and they bought the names . In every business, people pay money yo buy the name, it happens for universities, hospitals .
 
pratiktc said:
Reality is it will always remain the Gaddafi stadium no matter what new changes are brought in.

Sometimes with history names just stick and remain.

Nobody in India knows or cares who Wankhede, Chinnaswamy or Feroz Shah Tughlaq was but their names are now pair bonded with their stadiums for better or worse.

The one and only really cool name for stadiums across subcontinent is Eden Gardens. God knows how it escaped being named after any politico.
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Actually its called Arun Jaitley Stadium now, not Feroz Shah Kotla.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
I think Gaddafi Stadium sound cool and give it a royal feel. Brighto Paint Stadium or Lahore Stadium would just whip out that aura.
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Yep.. Would you like the name TAPAL TEA STADIUM... Nope... Gaddafi is historical and PCB should not do any tweaks here.
 
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