The iconic Gabba is all set to be demolished after the conclusion of the 2032 Olympics, the Queensland government revealed its plans for the 2032 Olympic event scheduled to be hosted in Brisbane City.
They are ready to build a new 63000-seat capacity stadium in the Victoria Park area of Brisbane. David Crisafulli revealed the plans of the Queensland government for the upcoming Olympic infrastructure.
The iconic Venue of Gabba has hosted 67 men’s Tests and two women’s Tests since 1931. It has been one of the oldest cricket stadiums in the world. It has been one of the fortresses of the Australian team for more than 30 years. They went unbeaten in Tests at the venue from 1988 to 2021. In that period, this venue mostly hosted the opening Test of the summer for Australia.
This iconic stadium will host the second Ashes test later this year. Cricket Australia is set to review its venue allocation for future matches after the decision of the government.
The government is planning to build a new stadium in Victoria Park which will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. After that, the new stadium will start hosting cricket matches once the demolition of the Gabba is completed.
Here is what Cricket Australia tweeted about it.
“This decision gives us certainty about venues and scheduling which in turn allows us to ensure Brisbane hosts the very best possible international and domestic cricket. We strongly advocated building a stadium in Victoria Park together with Queensland Cricket, the AFL and Brisbane Lions, and cricket will play a major role in ensuring this significant investment delivers long-term benefits for cricket fans and the people of Queensland.” CA said in a statement.
“The Gabba has been a wonderful venue for cricket for many years and has provided fans and players with countless memories – however the challenges the stadium faces are well documented, and we need to look to the future,” Queensland Cricket CEO Terry Svenson said in a statement.
“There is now the opportunity for Queensland to attract the world’s best cricket events, such as ICC events, men’s and women’s Ashes Series, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series between Australia and India, as well has hosting the BBL and WBBL in a new purpose-built stadium.”