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Angrez Pakistani said:
To me Pillars are symbolic to the stagnation in our construction methods. Them impeding the view is of secondary importance ( it’s still quite important). If we are missing out on one modern construction technique then we might as well be missing out on a whole host of things that we haven’t even considered yet.
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If we already had many first class stadiums than your point would be valid, however we have none. So let them build whatever is cost effective and seats a healthy crowd.
Pakistan needs a 2 tier stadium.
Plus the Bahria stadium will be even better once its complete in 4 years.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
If we already had many first class stadiums than your point would be valid, however we have none. So let them build whatever is cost effective and seats a healthy crowd.
Pakistan needs a 2 tier stadium.
Plus the Bahria stadium will be even better once its complete in 4 years.
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The stadiums we are building now, we’ll be banking on them as the cultural hub of the country for at least the next 5 decades. In essence 50 years from now on we’d be behind a century from the rest of the world.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
The stadiums we are building now, we’ll be banking on them as the cultural hub of the country for at least the next 5 decades. In essence 50 years from now on we’d be behind a century from the rest of the world.
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I understand what you're saying, but this is a unique situation. The franchises need a homebase to start generating revenue. Your point will take effect 5 years from now, when serious revamp will become affordable.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
I understand what you're saying, but this is a unique situation. The franchises need a homebase to start generating revenue. Your point will take effect 5 years from now, when serious revamp will become affordable.
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The PCB would still be installing chairs and putting up roofs over its 20-30000 capacity stadiums 20 years from now on. The league will loose its novelty factor and all this zeal for development will be gone within the next 3 years.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
The stadiums we are building now, we’ll be banking on them as the cultural hub of the country for at least the next 5 decades. In essence 50 years from now on we’d be behind a century from the rest of the world.
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Neither the PCB nor the country have the funds to build a new stadium or something up to the standards of what you would find in other major cricketing hubs. Only option right now is to renovate or refurbish to get by for the next decade or so. If things continue to progress in the right direction, then I can definitely see new stadiums being built with better amenities and technology. Plus, any new stadium would be located further out simply due to the land required. Once new stadiums are built the current ones can still be used for domestic cricket and other clubs, smaller matches etc. We are on the right track here IMO.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
To me Pillars are symbolic to the stagnation in our construction methods. Them impeding the view is of secondary importance ( it’s still quite important). If we are missing out on one modern construction technique then we might as well be missing out on a whole host of things that we haven’t even considered yet.
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You`re far too fussed about some pillars. It`s really not the end of the world. It'll only ruin the view for a handful of seats in the stadium.
 
If I became chairman of PCB I have always thought the first thing I'd to is tear down all the stadiums and build them from the ground up the current stadium are atrocious. We really need some stadiums that look modern and attractive. The state of our stadiums is one thing I really want to see improve.
 
QalandarFan said:
If I became chairman of PCB I have always thought the first thing I'd to is tear down all the stadiums and build them from the ground up the current stadium are atrocious. We really need some stadiums that look modern and attractive. The state of our stadiums is one thing I really want to see improve.
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I think they should tear down Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Peshawar and build from scratch. Those stadiums look archaic from the 50s. Multan is in fairly good shape. NSL and GSL could do with extensive renovations but don't need to re-built from scratch.
 
I would love to see the drainage system improve massively. Yestersay it didn't rain whole day yet the ground was soggy.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
The stadiums we are building now, we’ll be banking on them as the cultural hub of the country for at least the next 5 decades. In essence 50 years from now on we’d be behind a century from the rest of the world.
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Spot on. There's so much incompetency you won't believe it.

All money wasted with such a pathetic "new" stadium.

aloo paratha said:
You`re far too fussed about some pillars. It`s really not the end of the world. It'll only ruin the view for a handful of seats in the stadium.
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I don't think you understand how important it is. It matters a lot. Pillars are just one example. There's incompetency at every level and every feature being built.
 
QalandarFan said:
If I became chairman of PCB I have always thought the first thing I'd to is tear down all the stadiums and build them from the ground up the current stadium are atrocious. We really need some stadiums that look modern and attractive. The state of our stadiums is one thing I really want to see improve.
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I doubt PCB has the financial resources to build a stadium from scratch. Even if they start building it'll probably take 5+ years
 
Karachi, Multan, Lahore and hopefully renovated Peshawar stadium are decent for now.


A lot of projects are done through bank finances . PCB should try to develop Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Sialkot and Rawalpindi stadiums. All these stadium are pathetic, don’t fit in the modern times.
 
shah_1 said:
Karachi, Multan, Lahore and hopefully renovated Peshawar stadium are decent for now.


A lot of projects are done through bank finances . PCB should try to develop Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Sialkot and Rawalpindi stadiums. All these stadium are pathetic, don’t fit in the modern times.
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Rs 1.6 billion cost for Arbab Niaz stadium for two tier stadium, NCA like academy, and hostel.

1.6 x 4 = Rs 6.4 billion is $42 million

This isn’t as much as people think, PCB needs to be competent to make this happen
 
Ellipsism said:
In terms of facilities, maybe, but visually it’s easily one of the worst. Those multi coloured seats are an absolute eye sore.

Purely from an aesthetic view Multan is the best stadium in the country.
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The roof definitely needs a paint job, but otherwise it's not a bad looking stadium. I personally find Gaddafi stadium quite ugly and outdated.
 
DRsohail said:
Pillars in front of stands??? and 1st floor exactly above the first. Looks ugly.
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Aisles will be in line with the pillars, so the view of the main aspect of the game (pitch) will not be obstructed. Yes there will be some minor inconveniences because of the pillars, might miss a boundary catch or something else near the boundary.
 
aloo paratha said:
Aisles will be in line with the pillars, so the view of the main aspect of the game (pitch) will not be obstructed. Yes there will be some minor inconveniences because of the pillars, might miss a boundary catch or something else near the boundary.
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This is supposed to be the final look, in this I do not see the pillars in front of the stands, maybe they changed the design.

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Syed1 said:
This is supposed to be the final look, in this I do not see the pillars in front of the stands, maybe they changed the design.

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Yes look like they changed it.b kaar sa bana rahay ha.
 
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Syed1 said:
This is supposed to be the final look, in this I do not see the pillars in front of the stands, maybe they changed the design.

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For sure.

Still though, the pillars aren't as bad as people are making them out to be. Ideally the wouldn't be there, but it's not the end of the world.

The ground was said to have a capacity of 20,000 already, but I highly doubt that. It's probably 12,000 - 15,000. The second tier will have more than double the current amount since it will have a few more rows, and won't have any pillars. So capacity will be around 30,000 - 35,000. Those seats where the pillars will be a minor inconvenience will only be a problem for 2-3% of the spectators in the ground, just sell those seats cheaper.
 
Peshawar has been excellent in terms of being safe for the last decade. Lets hope it stays that way before the stadium opens, one incident and noone will come and all this money will be wasted.
 
DRsohail said:
Pillars in front of stands??? and 1st floor exactly above the first. Looks ugly.
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aloo paratha said:
Aisles will be in line with the pillars, so the view of the main aspect of the game (pitch) will not be obstructed. Yes there will be some minor inconveniences because of the pillars, might miss a boundary catch or something else near the boundary.
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The stadium design is absolutely TERRIBLE.

Pillars will block the view of EVERYONE in the lower stands. Of course, not 100% block, but everyone except the first 2 rows will have the pillars in their view. Instead of an unobstructed view of the ground.

Upper stand is also directly above the lower stand.

This is height of incompetence.
 
Syed1 said:
This is supposed to be the final look, in this I do not see the pillars in front of the stands, maybe they changed the design.

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No, it's not how it will look like. Find me the pillars in that 3d design - if you zoom in enough, you'll see them as extremely thin lines. Nowhere near how it is in reality.

KPK govt is notorious for ruining major projects.

This is no different. It will be a complete disaster like their metro bus -- extremely incompetent.

A flawed design nobody questioned. Probably will be the worst stadium in the world for spectators - especially the lower stand.
 
Hawkeye said:
The stadium design is absolutely TERRIBLE.

Pillars will block the view of EVERYONE in the lower stands. Of course, not 100% block, but everyone except the first 2 rows will have the pillars in their view. Instead of an unobstructed view of the ground.

Upper stand is also directly above the lower stand.

This is height of incompetence.
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Over exaggeration. 3-4 rows will have the pillar behind them, the next 3-4 rows will have the pillar beside them, but they will be close enough to the front where the pillars won't be blocking any of the field. The rest of the seats behind might face mild obstruction on the boundary, even then, 90% of the field will still be visible. So no, it won't block the view for "everyone".
 
aloo paratha said:
Over exaggeration. 3-4 rows will have the pillar behind them, the next 3-4 rows will have the pillar beside them, but they will be close enough to the front where the pillars won't be blocking any of the field. The rest of the seats behind might face mild obstruction on the boundary, even then, 90% of the field will still be visible. So no, it won't block the view for "everyone".
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lol

You live in Canada, you don't have to face this terrible incompetence. All good for you.
 
Pillar fiasco in not due to incompetency. Modern 2-tier design requires more space outside the current structure which unfortunately they do not have. PCB had two choices, either build one modern stadium from scratch or upgrade 4-5 existing stadiums with same amount of money. They chose the 2nd option which I believe is the correct one for now.
 
Since home cricket returned
Rawalpindi cricket stadium has hosted 2 test matches and 4 T20 matches for PSL. And a test match and 2 matches have been affected by rain, bad light and poor outfield. And we are bracing for more rain in the weekend.
Once it rains it takes them hours to restart the match.
Broadcasters and PCB losses are another huge problem. They either need to fix its ground, its drainage or just replace this ground with venues in the south of Pakistan.
 
Shekhapura international cricket stadium

As far as my knowledge the small city of shekhapura in panjub has a very beautiful modern equipped stadium which has already hosted 2 tests against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The stadium has a capacity of15000.The most fascinating thing is out of 15000 capacity 13500 are chairs.
Why on earth PCB ignoring this stadium?
 
Raquibul hasan khan said:
As far as my knowledge the small city of shekhapura in panjub has a very beautiful modern equipped stadium which has already hosted 2 tests against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The stadium has a capacity of15000.The most fascinating thing is out of 15000 capacity 13500 are chairs.
Why on earth PCB ignoring this stadium?
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I totally agree. I guess you just watched a latest video of this stadium?😉
 
Raquibul hasan khan said:
As far as my knowledge the small city of shekhapura in panjub has a very beautiful modern equipped stadium which has already hosted 2 tests against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The stadium has a capacity of15000.The most fascinating thing is out of 15000 capacity 13500 are chairs.
Why on earth PCB ignoring this stadium?
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I'm pretty sure the stadium is in dire shape. It will likely still need a decent paint-job. It has been 13 years since an international game was last played there. Give it some time I'm sure games will be played there. PCB has Faisalabad, Peshawar higher on the list of priorities which makes sense aswell considering Sheikhupura is not that far from Lahore.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I'm pretty sure the stadium is in dire shape. It will likely still need a decent paint-job. It has been 13 years since an international game was last played there. Give it some time I'm sure games will be played there. PCB has Faisalabad, Peshawar higher on the list of priorities which makes sense aswell considering Sheikhupura is not that far from Lahore.
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Last time I saw it it was not in a good state at all.
 
No 4 or 5 star hotel in sheikhupura, airport probably no good. Can’t see an international match being played there.
 
Just had a look at the latest video of Shiekhpura Stadium, keeping aside all the logistics stuff for a moment, the stadium is a beautiful sight, looks like a proper stadium and I was really surprised to see how well it's been managed despite not much cricket happening at the ground and no international cricket for ages now. The outfield looks brilliant, the structure and the way seats are installed is perfect, decent enough capacity (guess it's around 12-13k) and the doesn't matter in whichever stand you are in or whatever seat you get, you will get the best view of all the action, it's like every seat is a VIP seat, which is rarely the case in rest of the Pakistani stadia, looks like an English stadium tbh.

Coming to logistics stuff, I guess the points mentioned by some of the posters in this thread are pretty much valid, for staging international match, you need a 4-5 star hotel around the vicinity of the stadium specially considering that entire roads are blocked for sometime when players move from hotel towards the stadium, so having the hotel miles away won't help. So, holding international cricket here might be a distant dream but PCB should certainly look into it and sign some MoU with Punjab government for development of the area around the stadium like they did with Bugti stadium Quetta.

But I think this stadium should definitely get some high profile domestic games, holding National T20 Cup here would be great imo, could also host few games of upcoming OD tournament. And maybe an T20I game as well, fly in and fly out kinda thing.
 
Hyderabad, Peshawar, Sialkot and Faislabad are the only options right now
 
If you don't have Peace, Governance, Airport and a 4 Star Hotel then no need to even discuss about that city. Forget about Sialkot, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Hyderabad. Next PCB will invest big in Faisalabad Stadium and that would be it. They are also thinking to convert the F-9 Park ground in Islamabad into a stadium, but they would keep thinking for some good time. Mirpur has everything but no airport, and they are thinking to build that cursed "idea of an airport" since 2004 (So forget about that too till 2054). If the army provides their helicopter then there could be an international match in Mirpur (Not-likely: Can trigger cross-border politics). Forget Quetta and Muzaffarabad too (For different reasons)

Someone was saying it's foolish to invest in Peshawar stadium. Well, it will be the most fruitful stadium of Pakistan. PCB are doing it for a reason. That person has definitely no idea about the permutations of Pathans, Peshawar, and the history of cricket there!

For the next 5 years, Content yourself with:

Karachi
Lahore
Peshawar
Rawalpindi
Faisalabad
Multan
(That is it.)

After 5 years, maybe:

Hyderabad
Quetta
Lahore: (New Stadium somewhere outside the city)
Hayatabad
 
Even calling it just The Khan Stadium sounds better than Arbab Niaz Stadium. And what about Gaddafi? Does it cost them money to change those boring names. Who is Gaddafi to us? Even no need to to bring Quaid and Iqbal into everything. Every other stadium is Jinnah or Iqbal stadium. It's just sports. Bring some thrill and flamboyance into it. Lal Qilah Lahore or The Shahi Stadium sounds better to me. I am sure ppl can come up with so much better names than these.
 
oSani said:
If you don't have Peace, Governance, Airport and a 4 Star Hotel then no need to even discuss about that city. Forget about Sialkot, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Hyderabad. Next PCB will invest big in Faisalabad Stadium and that would be it. They are also thinking to convert the F-9 Park ground in Islamabad into a stadium, but they would keep thinking for some good time. Mirpur has everything but no airport, and they are thinking to build that cursed "idea of an airport" since 2004 (So forget about that too till 2054). If the army provides their helicopter then there could be an international match in Mirpur (Not-likely: Can trigger cross-border politics). Forget Quetta and Muzaffarabad too (For different reasons)

Someone was saying it's foolish to invest in Peshawar stadium. Well, it will be the most fruitful stadium of Pakistan. PCB are doing it for a reason. That person has definitely no idea about the permutations of Pathans, Peshawar, and the history of cricket there!

For the next 5 years, Content yourself with:

Karachi
Lahore
Peshawar
Rawalpindi
Faisalabad
Multan
(That is it.)

After 5 years, maybe:

Hyderabad
Quetta
Lahore: (New Stadium somewhere outside the city)
Hayatabad
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Hyderabad could be next few years as pcb has agreed to renovate with sindh government for PSL and international matches.
 
It's impossible bro, The stadium is in shackles. Sindh Govt will need 5 arab to renovate it. 3 Arab for their pocket and 2 arab for the ground. Murad is a fool, and he is fooling around many since the very first PSL. Even if they ever start the renovations, they will never know how to end it. It will take PC 3 years to be ready there. And the airport, what about the airport? It is closed since 2013. Even the airport is in shackles. It will never happen. Forget Hyderabad.
 
oSani said:
It's impossible bro, The stadium is in shackles. Sindh Govt will need 5 arab to renovate it. 3 Arab for their pocket and 2 arab for the ground. Murad is a fool, and he is fooling around many since the very first PSL. Even if they ever start the renovations, they will never know how to end it. It will take PC 3 years to be ready there. And the airport, what about the airport? It is closed since 2013. Even the airport is in shackles. It will never happen. Forget Hyderabad.
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For the next 5 years atleast, yup.
 
Its simple, any city with no airport will only be feasable for domestic cricket at most. T20 National Cup. Quaed e Azam Trophy games.
 
Karachi
Lahore
Peshawar (Under going rebuilding double stand) 35000 capacity.
Rawalpindi
Faisalabad
Multan
Rafi Cricket Stadium Karachi ( The biggest in Pakistan double stand) 50000 capacity.
 
Rudi hater said:
Karachi
Lahore
Peshawar (Under going rebuilding double stand) 35000 capacity.
Rawalpindi
Faisalabad
Multan
Rafi Cricket Stadium Karachi ( The biggest in Pakistan double stand) 50000 capacity.
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Why is Rafi mentioned again and again? Is it even being built after the pause and after M.Riaz's cases? Do the PCB have rights over it?
 
oSani said:
Even calling it just The Khan Stadium sounds better than Arbab Niaz Stadium. And what about Gaddafi? Does it cost them money to change those boring names. Who is Gaddafi to us? Even no need to to bring Quaid and Iqbal into everything. Every other stadium is Jinnah or Iqbal stadium. It's just sports. Bring some thrill and flamboyance into it. Lal Qilah Lahore or The Shahi Stadium sounds better to me. I am sure ppl can come up with so much better names than these.
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Don't give the PCB any ideas. Before you know it they'll be selling naming rights and we'll have Dastak Stadium Lahore and Karachi Medicam Arena.
 
Pakpak said:
Why is Rafi mentioned again and again? Is it even being built after the pause and after M.Riaz's cases? Do the PCB have rights over it?
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It is being built. May be you need to check. Islamabad stadium won't be built due to environmental issue.
 
With a population of 210 million a stadium capacity should be 50k minimum and a flagship 100k seater stadium.
 
oSani said:
If you don't have Peace, Governance, Airport and a 4 Star Hotel then no need to even discuss about that city. Forget about Sialkot, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Hyderabad. Next PCB will invest big in Faisalabad Stadium and that would be it. They are also thinking to convert the F-9 Park ground in Islamabad into a stadium, but they would keep thinking for some good time. Mirpur has everything but no airport, and they are thinking to build that cursed "idea of an airport" since 2004 (So forget about that too till 2054). If the army provides their helicopter then there could be an international match in Mirpur (Not-likely: Can trigger cross-border politics). Forget Quetta and Muzaffarabad too (For different reasons)

Someone was saying it's foolish to invest in Peshawar stadium. Well, it will be the most fruitful stadium of Pakistan. PCB are doing it for a reason. That person has definitely no idea about the permutations of Pathans, Peshawar, and the history of cricket there!

For the next 5 years, Content yourself with:

Karachi
Lahore
Peshawar
Rawalpindi
Faisalabad
Multan
(That is it.)

After 5 years, maybe:

Hyderabad
Quetta
Lahore: (New Stadium somewhere outside the city)
Hayatabad
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Nah PCB is Definitely planning to Add more Venus as ASAP and they will have too if they are going to bid for an icc Event in upcoming years which they will do As Hinted by Wasim khan.
SECURITY SITUATION is Improved beyond Expectations in the last year and its only going to get better With time .
We are going to have matches in Peshawar and Karachi 2 cities You wouldn't want to travel just 3 years back

In next 3 years

NSK
GDL
Rafi Stadium
Multan
Peshawar
Faisalabad
Rawalpindi
Hyderabad
And a Stadium in Islamabad
 
Watching Arbab Niaz stadium videos


Never seen two tier stadium with such front pillars. Confusing design. Hopefully we get a clear picture when it is near completion
 
I think each year the PCB should invest in upgrading one of the stadium. Add more seates, improve drains, more shades, more facilities in the back like snack shops and more modren ise, add NCA like facility it so it looks good on screen and the crowd get what they pay for.

So in 5 years they will have international level grounds 5 of them.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi are all ready to go. All have PC Hotels, up to date stadiums and airports.

Hyderabad: Pearl Continental Hotel will be constructed, MOU signed. Hopefully this means cricket comes back to the Niaz stadium in 4-5 years if renovated, not before 2024. Airport closed to traffic since 2013.

Multan: PC hotel is almost complete, stadium undergoing light renovation that should be done by 2020. Airport operational.

Mirpur City: PC hotel is almost complete, Unfortunately there is no airport in Mirpur, and recent earthquake damaged the stadium and forced the 2XI Quaid-E-Azam Trophy matches to be moved.

Muzaffarad: Has a PC hotel and good stadium, the airport should reopen within a few months.

Peshawar: Arbab Niaz stadium renovation should be complete by 2021, and its close to a PC hotel. Airport operational.

Faisalabad: 4 Star Serena Hotel close by, Iqbal stadium would need renovation. Airport operational.

Quetta: 4 Star Serena Hotel, Bugti stadium would need an update. Airport operational.

Sialkot: No decent hotels, Jinnah Stadium needs renovation. Airport operational.

*All PC Hotels are 5 star hotels.
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Karachi 2nd leg Outfield
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Karachi groundsmen worked ever so hard hope rest learn from them. I think Mutlan would be the pretiest gorund if they can put half of the effort on the ground as Karachi.
 
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This looks like the carbon copy of Old Trafford.
 
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Whoever edited this video, needs to get sacked asap.
 
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The Teflon roofs installed in the renovated National Stadium in Karachi were damaged by a recent dust storm in the city, according to a local news channel.

The roofs were installed last year before the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season five.

The Teflon used for the roofs were imported from Malaysia and were a German product, which cost more than PKR 1,00,00,000. Claims were made that the roofs would remain intact in the face of storms and rains while lasting for 20 years.

However, the recent storm decimated the roofs of two enclosures, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad, in the National Stadium of Karachi.

Meanwhile, an outer wall of the National Stadium in Karachi also collapsed because of the storm. The damaged roofs and the collapsed wall have led to significant monetary losses for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/n...torm-damages-newly-renovated-national-stadium
 
MenInG said:
The Teflon roofs installed in the renovated National Stadium in Karachi were damaged by a recent dust storm in the city, according to a local news channel.

The roofs were installed last year before the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season five.

The Teflon used for the roofs were imported from Malaysia and were a German product, which cost more than PKR 1,00,00,000. Claims were made that the roofs would remain intact in the face of storms and rains while lasting for 20 years.

However, the recent storm decimated the roofs of two enclosures, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad, in the National Stadium of Karachi.

Meanwhile, an outer wall of the National Stadium in Karachi also collapsed because of the storm. The damaged roofs and the collapsed wall have led to significant monetary losses for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/n...torm-damages-newly-renovated-national-stadium
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Said it before and will say it again, Pakistan stadiums are the most ramshackle on the entire subcontinent and have no aesthetic value whatsoever.

Multan is the only quality stadium in the country though the roof looks rusty.

The two major centres Lahore and Karachi are ordinary. Lahore has that Old Trafford-esque red media centre but you wouldn't know it's the HQ of Pakistan cricket looking at the stadium.

NSK is already falling apart according to the above article. The enclosures are so dimly lit and those multicoloured stands are not a sight for sore eyes.

Rawalpindi ground still looks horrible with those concrete steps though the journos are getting looked after with the new media box. Honestly the whole ground needs demolishing and starting again.

And that's not covering what's happened to the smaller centres which have been rotting for years. Arbab Niaz is being redone so let's see how that goes.

The backdrops to the grounds in Abbottabad and Azad Kashmir though look absolutely stunning. There's potential there but sadly PCB lack the financial resources of boards like BCCI who've carried out major ground redevelopments in recent years.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today I have met with Minister of sports <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RaiTaimoorPTI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RaiTaimoorPTI</a> and i told him about the issues the Phool nagar ground have and He gave me confidence that he will take urgent notice about the issues of the ground.Soon the ground will meet standards for the players to play,In Sha Allah. <a href="https://t.co/NzfUSvA65r">pic.twitter.com/NzfUSvA65r</a></p>— Faheem Ashraf (@iFaheemAshraf) <a href="https://twitter.com/iFaheemAshraf/status/1272857998629564417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today I have met with Minister of sports <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RaiTaimoorPTI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RaiTaimoorPTI</a> and i told him about the issues the Phool nagar ground have and He gave me confidence that he will take urgent notice about the issues of the ground.Soon the ground will meet standards for the players to play,In Sha Allah. <a href="https://t.co/NzfUSvA65r">pic.twitter.com/NzfUSvA65r</a></p>— Faheem Ashraf (@iFaheemAshraf) <a href="https://twitter.com/iFaheemAshraf/status/1272857998629564417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Wow that looks bad
 
Lahore: Provincial Minister of Punjab for Youth Affairs and Tourism, Sports, Rai Taimoor Khan, took notice of sports grounds which are in poor condition across the province.

According to the details, national cricketer Faheem Ashraf requested Khan to take notice of the precarious situation of cricket ground in his native city Phool Nagar.

Taking notice of the request, Sports Minister directed immediate inquiry of the issue. Khan ensured that all the issues will be resolved as soon as possible.

“The cricket ground in Phool Nagar will be revived and in this regard, no complacency will be tolerated. The investigative report of the said cricket ground will also be presented to media”, he wrote on Twitter.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">آپ کی کمپلینٹ پر نوٹس لیتے ہوئے محکمہ سے فوری رپورٹ طلب کرلی ہے اور غفلت کرنے والے افسران کی کوتاہی برداشت نہیں کی جائے گی۔ انشاللہ گراؤنڈ کو اصل حالت میں بحال کروایا جائے گا۔ <a href="https://t.co/N8fuLOtHIi">https://t.co/N8fuLOtHIi</a></p>— Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti (@RaiTaimoorPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RaiTaimoorPTI/status/1272862513143693312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
They're all ugly, there's not a single nice stadium in Pakistan. The so called renovations they did to the big ones are abysmal, nothing impressive at all.
 
Giannis said:
They're all ugly, there's not a single nice stadium in Pakistan. The so called renovations they did to the big ones are abysmal, nothing impressive at all.
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Milta. cricket Stadium was very good looking for a small stadium when we toured in 2004.

How's it now
 
Some scenic areas where cricket is played

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Its a shame that apart from Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar 🏟 no other stadiums are currently being renovated. Rawalpindi Stadium needs installation of chairs and Niaz Stadium Hyderabad was meant to be renovated.
 
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