In what can be referred to as a monumental second in Indian sports activities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the inspiration stone of a brand new worldwide cricket stadium in Varanasi. Making the second additional particular, Indian cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar have been current alongside PM Modi. On the event, Tendulkar even gifted an Indian cricket staff shirt to PM Modi, with ‘NAMO’ written on the again. The video of the event was shared on social media, with cherishing the large second.
“PM Modi is laying the foundation stone for International Cricket Stadium Varanasi by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Uttar Pradesh for the first time. I welcome PM Modi on behalf of every sports enthusiast in the state,” says UP CM Adityanath on the event.
“In Varanasi, a stadium is under construction with the help of the Smart City Mission of the Central Government. This is the third International stadium of Uttar Pradesh and the first to be constructed under the supervision of BCCI. It will provide a platform to the cricket enthusiasts of east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. I would like to thank BCCI and PM Modi for giving this gift to UP,” he added.
As for the stadium, the Uttar Pradesh authorities, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is claimed to have spent Rs 121 crore on buying the land for the stadium whereas the Board of Control for Cricket in India will spend Rs 330 crore on its building, it stated.
There will probably be a spectator gallery resembling the steps of the ghats in Varanasi and the stadium could have a capability of 30,000 spectators and 7 pitches. Situated close to the Ring Road in Rajatalab space, it’s more likely to be prepared by December 2025.
