* World's Largest Cricket Stadium in Gujarat :-
Motera stadium in Gujarat is now the largest cricket stadium in the world. This stadium was inaugurated by US President Donald Trump on 24th February, 2020. The audience capacity of this new Motera Stadium is 1.10 lacs. The project estimated cost is Rs. 700 crore.
The foundation of this new Motera stadium was laid in January 2018 and it completed in 2020. Gujarat Cricket Association handed the stadium project to Larson and Tourbo (L&T) while its designing was done by the architecture firm M/s Populous; the same firm that had designed the Melbourne Stadium.
Characteristics :-
Motera stadium in Gujarat is now the largest cricket stadium in the world. This stadium was inaugurated by US President Donald Trump on 24th February, 2020. The audience capacity of this new Motera Stadium is 1.10 lacs. The project estimated cost is Rs. 700 crore.
The foundation of this new Motera stadium was laid in January 2018 and it completed in 2020. Gujarat Cricket Association handed the stadium project to Larson and Tourbo (L&T) while its designing was done by the architecture firm M/s Populous; the same firm that had designed the Melbourne Stadium.
Characteristics :-
- This new stadium is dispersed in 63 acres. This stadium is comprise a clubhouse with over 50 rooms, 3 practice grounds for cricketers, 4 dressing rooms, 76 corporate boxes, an Olympic size swimming pool, an indoor cricket training academy, a parking area that can accommodate around 3000 four-wheeler cars and up to 10,000 two Wheelers.
- Motera stadium became operational in 1983, but it became popular in 1987 when Sunil Gavaskar scored his 10,000th Test run on this ground. He was the first batsman to reach the milestone.
- The legendary Sachin Tendulkar had scored his first double century on this ground in 1999.
- Along with this Motera stadium, India has a total of 5 largest stadium from the list of top 10 largest stadium in the world.
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