India has started building the worlds biggest cricket stadium that will provide accommodation to 110,000 spectators and cost around $100 million.
According to Indian Express, Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) Vice President Parimal Nathwani, along with other office bearers on Monday laid foundation stone for the worlds biggest cricket stadium, coming up in Motera area in Ahmedabad.
GCA vice president Parimal Nathwani put the overall cost of the project in the city of Ahmedabad at seven billion rupees, saying the venue would house other facilities. The stadium will have 76 corporate boxes, four dressing rooms, a clubhouse and an Olympic-size swimming pool, Nathwani was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.
"The parking area will accommodate 3,000 cars and 10,000 two wheelers and traffic will be segregated in three directions," Nathwani said while sharing details of the new project.
The old stadium, which had seating capacity of 54,000 was razed recently by the GCA to build the new stadium, spread across 63 acres. The new stadium, to be built over the next two years, will also have three practice grounds and an indoor cricket academy.
Since the capacity of Kolkata's Eden Gardens was reduced as part of a major rebuilding project, Melbourne Cricket Ground has held the title of the sport's largest stadium with seating for around 100,000.
The Sardar Patel cricket stadium has played host to 12 Test matches and 24 one-day internationals since it was inaugurated in 1982.
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