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A great news has emerged for the cricket lovers of Uttar Pradesh. An international level cricket stadium is going to be built soon in Prayagraj. The project is coming true after a long wait of 36 years. The new stadium will not only provide new opportunities to the players of the state, but can also include Prayagraj’s name as the new venue of the BCCI tournament and the IPL.
Stadium to be built in Bamrauli, spent more than Rs 350 crore
- Location: Bamrauli, Prayagraj
- Land: More than 50 hectares
- Construction cost: about 350 to 400 crores
- Audience capacity: 55,000 to 65,000
- Budget allocation: Municipal Corporation Prayagraj included in the general budget of Rs 1754 crore
- Construction Agency: Municipal Corporation Prayagraj
The construction of the stadium is likely to be completed in the next three years, if all approval is available on time. For this, a proposal will be submitted to the Municipal Corporation Executive Committee on Thursday, which will be passed and sent to the government.
Stadium will be stadium with state -of -the -art facilities
- An area of 22,500 square meters
- 20,000 square yard meadow
- 80 meter direct boundary
- Special arrangement for cricket trainees
The stadium will have excellent facilities for training and practice of players, which can make Prayagraj a cricket training hub.
Prayagraj’s rich cricket history
Prayagraj (East Allahabad) has a deep connection with cricket.
- Madan Mohan Malaviya Stadium has been held from Ranji Trophy to All India tournament in the past.
- By the 1980s, there were many matches of BCCI here, but due to the absence of the stadium of international standards, these matches now shifted to other places.
Some prominent players who played cricket in Prayagraj or participated in the event:
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Chandu Borde
- Pali Umrigar
- Gondappa vishwanath
- Salim Durrani
- Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Mahendra Amarnath
- Yashpal Sharma
- Yograj Singh (father of Yuvraj Singh)
- Karsan Ghawari
- Chandrakant Pandit
Conclusion: In 1980, Jograj Singh received a telegram information for the Indian team being selected for the Indian team while playing at Madan Mohan Malaviya Stadium.
The door to cricket will open
Till 2018, there were some BCCI matches in Prayagraj, but due to lack of infrastructure, now the under-14 and under-16 Ranji matches have also been taken away.
Now, Prayagraj can once again return to the national and international cricket map by the construction of the new stadium.
Mayor’s confirmation
Prayagraj Mayor Ganesh Kesarwani said, “The Municipal Corporation has prepared a proposal for the International Cricket Stadium. It will be produced in the meeting of the Executive Committee and then sent to the government.”
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