Indian Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju along with the BCCI secretary Jay Shah paid a visit to the newly-built and recently renamed Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad a day before its inaugural international fixture between India and England on Wednesday (February 24) here.
The world’s largest stadium will be inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in before the pink ball Test between India and England gets underway on Wednesday in Ahmedabad.
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The Motera Stadium – world’s largest cricket stadium with a capacity of 1, 30,000 spectators and world-class facilities here, will be hosting the first-ever day-night Test between India and England from Wednesday – the third Test of the ongoing four-match Test series.
While most cricket grounds are built round in shape, the Motera Stadium is oval and it has a total of 11 pitches on the ground – six are of red soil and five of black soil.
Praising the majestic stadium, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Rijiju said the newly-built Motera Stadium is not just the largest but also one of the best stadiums in the world.
Rijiju told media in Ahmedabad: “I went to see the Motera Stadium, I tried to understand everything virtually, be it the size, design, or structure. I can say that the Motera Stadium which is the largest in the world, is not just the biggest, but is one of the best stadiums in the world.”
The sports minister added, “The facilities for the spectators and players are top-notch. This is not only the largest but it is one of the best stadiums in the world. I am very proud that our country has such a stadium. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conceptualising this stadium and then I thank Home Minister Amit Shah for ensuring that the stadium is constructed within 2.5 years.”
He signed off by saying, “No stadium or facility can be successful without a revenue plan. I have listened briefly to the revenue plan for the Motera Stadium. BCCI secretary Jay Shah briefed me about this, I realised that he has a viable model ready with him for commercial success, without a revenue model, no stadium can be successful.”
(With ANI Inputs)
