Rafi Cricket Stadium

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Rafi Cricket Stadium
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LocationKarachi, Pakistan
Coordinates25°07′36″N 67°21′34″E / 25.126647°N 67.359475°E / 25.126647; 67.359475Coordinates: 25°07′36″N 67°21′34″E / 25.126647°N 67.359475°E / 25.126647; 67.359475
OwnerBahria Town Group
Capacity50,000
SurfaceGrass (Oval)
Construction
Broke ground14 April 2017
Opened2022 (planned)
ArchitectGerkan, Marg and Partners
Tenants
PCB (planned)

Rafi Cricket Stadium is an under-construction cricket stadium located in Bahria Town Karachi, Pakistan. Once completed, it will be the largest in Pakistan. Designed by Gerkan, Marg and Partners, it has an ICC certified design, the complex will consist of a cricket academy of international standard, gymnasium, swimming pool and hostels. The complex will also include a sports academy.[1][2][3][4]

Ground breaking ceremony[]

Bahria Town Karachi held the ground breaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest cricket stadium in Sports City Karachi on Friday, 14 April 2017. The ceremony was attended by the top management of Bahria Town and legendary cricketers like Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas, Shoaib Mohammad, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal and Fawad Alam. Residents of Bahria Town Karachi as well as people from across the city attended this glorious ceremony.

Chief Guest of the event was the Chairman of Bahria Town; Malik Riaz Hussain, who performed the groundbreaking ceremony by pressing the button to start the crane on the project site. He said on the event that Rafi Cricket Stadium will be built in about one and a half years,[5] and by next two years, there will be international cricket matches in this ground. Given the level of security in Bahria Town, and ongoing construction of Hyatt Regency Hotel near Theme Park in Precinct 5, Rafi Cricket Stadium will be an optimal place for hosting international cricket events.

Architect[]

Designed by world renowned GMP Germany, the creators of Dubai International Cricket Stadium,[6] Rafi Cricket Stadium's structure has been designed by Boston-based Simpson SGH whereas the façade has been created by SBP Consultants Germany and M&B (Mushtaq & Bilal) Pakistan, MEP is designed by SMC (S. Mehboob & Company) Pakistan, and Pre-Cast Support Consultants are JPC, USA.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Design of Pakistan's largest cricket stadium finalised - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bahria Sports City to feature Pakistan's largest cricket stadium - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Cricket stadium: German firm lands Bahria's contract - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Design of Rafi cricket stadium in Bahria Town completed Construction to begin soon". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Kartarpur Corridor: Is $20 Justified? - Blog by Ramiz Ansari". archive.is. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Kartarpur Corridor: Is $20 Justified? - Blog by Ramiz Ansari". archive.is. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Bahria Town starts building Pakistan's largest cricket stadium". 15 April 2017.
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