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11-21-2009, 05:49 PM
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Gaddafi Stadium celebrates its 50th year
Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium - named after Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1974 - celebrated 50 years as an international venue on Saturday. It hosted its first Test, between Pakistan and Australia, on this day in 1959, a game the visitors won by seven wickets.
Despite the occasion for celebration, Lahore has had a disappointing year, for the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in March, which injured seven players and killed eight people, has put the Pakistan's viability as international venue in doubt. Pakistan, which was one of the original co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup, lost their rights to stage the competition and their allotted matches were distributed among India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Groudsman Haji Bashir, who joined the stadium staff as assistant groundsman in 1959 for the first Test at the venue, said the 50th anniversary was significant despite the loss of international cricket. "Celebrating 50 years of the Gaddafi Stadium is special for Pakistan cricket and for me," Bashir was quoted as saying by AFP. "The attacks were horrifying and deprived us of cricket but I am sure this historic ground and our beloved country will host international matches very soon."
Bashir did recall some memorable moments, foremost among them being the Test against India in 1978, where Pakistan sealed an eight-wicket win on an action-packed final day. It was their first win over India at home, after cricketing ties were restored between the countries following a 17-year gap.
The Gaddafi Stadium has hosted 40 Tests. In 1978, it staged the first of its 58 ODIs, the most notable among them is the 1996 World Cup final between Sri Lanka and Australia.
The venue, since 1959, has also been the headquarters of Pakistan cricket, housing the offices of the PCB. Wasim Bari, the PCB's chief operating officer, said: "Gaddafi Stadium is truly the home of Pakistan cricket. It is one of the most beautiful grounds in Asia and we are trying our level best to bring international cricket back to our stadiums."
Gaddafi Stadium celebrates its 50th year | Pakistan Cricket News | Cricinfo.com
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11-21-2009, 06:01 PM
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Narayee Takbeer - ALLAH HU AKBAR
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11-21-2009, 07:12 PM
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Allah hu akbar.
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11-21-2009, 07:35 PM
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pcb has made sure it still looks the same as it did 50 years ago 
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lol at pakman.. uno ne dekhana nahi hai ke hum pakistani hai
Mubarak ho Pakistan ko ager Hamla na karwaya hota kamine indians ne to world cup ke matches bhi hote abhi do saal hai kuch bhi ho sakta hai.. kahin aur bhi humla ho sakta hai..
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11-22-2009, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by pakman927
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pcb has made sure it still looks the same as it did 50 years ago
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lol they did renovate it in 1996. lol but yeah it sucks. 
Watching cricket in Pakistan is so f**king boring! Ground, stands, seats, facilities, everything sucks! There is not fun going to the stadium. No eating stalls... CRAP!
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11-22-2009, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ouneeb22
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lol they did renovate it in 1996. lol but yeah it sucks.
Watching cricket in Pakistan is so f**king boring! Ground, stands, seats, facilities, everything sucks! There is not fun going to the stadium. No eating stalls... CRAP!
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Yea LOL.. taking into consideration the technological advancements you'd expect some major changes to the stadium but it's still way too "old school". 
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11-22-2009, 02:14 AM
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Didnt they just renovate a certain portion of the ground just recently?
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^^is awesome...simple really.
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I've always found Gaddafi Stadium's crowd way too far away from the pitch, i.e takes something away from the atmopshere......
Which is why I love the MCG, it's so enclosed and so 'in your face'..the way the stadium is designed in the MCG, it also doesn't let the crowd noise escape and helps generate an excellent atmosphere for the fans AND the players..
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11-22-2009, 02:36 AM
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^^is awesome...simple really.
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Argh..why can't we have grounds like these in the subcontinent..It's become almost annoying watching games in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka with the shit stadiums!!
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11-22-2009, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by pindi_express
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Didnt they just renovate a certain portion of the ground just recently?
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oh they did? As far as I know they just put on a New screen. And thanks GOD they did! Prev one sucked big time! Colors were dull and it was way too small, plus, every now and then that blue error screen came on.
@Zain dude MCG styled stadiums won't work in Pakistan. We are way too uneducated for that.
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11-22-2009, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Zain-ali
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Argh..why can't we have grounds like these in the subcontinent..It's become almost annoying watching games in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka with the shit stadiums!!
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Lagta hai missile gira tha. lol
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11-22-2009, 02:55 AM
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The new ground in Mumbai is quite nice. Can't believe it didnt get a World Cup game:
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11-22-2009, 02:58 AM
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^ Yea man, that one actually looks pretty good.
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Originally Posted by ouneeb22
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Lagta hai missile gira tha. lol
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LOL
That looks terrible!
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11-22-2009, 03:05 AM
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^^is awesome...simple really.
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Originally Posted by pindi_express
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The new ground in Mumbai is quite nice. Can't believe it didnt get a World Cup game:
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Holy crap..is that actually India cause I don't believe it?!?!
Why didn't it get a game for the World Cup? That's got to be the best looking cricket stadium in Asia..What's the name of the stadium?
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