World’s largest cricket stadium underway in Ahmedabad

World’s largest cricket stadium: The world’s largest cricket stadium in under construction in Ahmedabad.

Adding to their wealth of cricket stadiums in the country, India are all set to receive the world’s largest cricket stadium. Being built in Ahmedabad, the stadium will be the second international stadium in the city.

The work on the same commenced in January 2017 with work on it still in process. It is worth mentioning that the stadium will be built with a budget of INR 700 crore. The ground is spread over approximately 63 acres of land.

Other than the playing area, the colossal stadium will comprise of three practice grounds, an indoor cricket academy, an Olympic-size swimming pool and a Clubhouse.

Apart from the state-of-the-art facilities, the stadium will host a capacity of 1,10,000, more than the current capacity of (Melbourne Cricket Ground).

While there had been updates of the same in the past, the work on the stadium came into limelight after Parimal Nathwani, Vice President of the GCA (Gujarat Cricket Association), posted an official update on his Twitter handle.

“The construction work is going on in full swing as per the schedule and we expect the stadium to be ready within the stipulated time period. The stadium will add one more attraction to Ahmedabad,” Nathwani was quoted as saying.

There hasn’t been any official update regarding the date when the stadium will come into working. However, it is believed that it will be ready by the end of 2019.

While fans will eagerly wait for the stadium to host its first match, it will be interesting to not how many matches will it get for the ICC Champions Trophy 2021 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Read some of the Twitter reactions on the same below: