Narendra Modi Stadium
The Narendra Modi Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is the largest cricket stadium in the world,[1] with a seating capacity of 132,000 spectators.[13][14][15][16] The stadium is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and serves as the venue for domestic and international cricket matches.[17] It is one of the premier stadiums of India.[18]
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  Narendra Modi Stadium Location within India | |
| Full name | Narendra Modi Stadium |
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| Address | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, Motera, Ahmedabad, India |
| Location | Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, India |
| Coordinates | 23°05′29″N 72°35′50″E |
| Elevation | 84 m |
| Public transit |  Narendra Modi Stadium Motera Stadium Red Line |
| Parking | 13000[1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Owner | Gujarat Cricket Association |
| Operator | Gujarat Cricket Association |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Sporting events |
| Seating type | Stadium seating |
| Executive suites | 76 |
| Capacity | 132,000[2] (2020–present)[3] |
| Record attendance | 101,566[6] (2022 IPL Final) |
| Field size | 160 metres (180 yd) x 140 metres (150 yd)[7] |
| Field shape | Oval [8] |
| Acreage | 63 acres (25 ha)[9] |
| Surface | Bermuda grass[8] |
| Scoreboard | No |
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| Broke ground |
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| Built | September 2015- February 2020[8][10] 12 November 1983 (former structure) |
| Opened | 24 February 2020 (New stadium)[10] 12 November 1983 (former structure) |
| Closed | September 2015 (former Sardar Patel stadium) |
| Demolished | September 2015 (former Saradar Patel stadium)[8] |
| Construction cost | ₹800 crore (US$100 million) (New stadium 2015-2020)[11] |
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| Builder | Larsen and Toubro[2] |
| Main contractors | Larsen and Toubro[8] |
| Tenants | |
| Gujarat cricket team (1983–present) India cricket team (1983–present) Gujarat women's cricket team India women's national cricket team (2011–present) Gujarat Titans (2022–present) Rajasthan Royals (2010–2014) | |
| Website | |
| Gujrat cricket association's website | |
| Ground information | |
| Location | Motera, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Operator | Gujarat Cricket Association |
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| Adani Pavilion End Reliance End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 12–16 November 1983: India v  West Indies |
| Last Test | 9–13 March 2023: India v .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| First ODI | 5 October 1984: India v Australia |
| Last ODI | 14 October 2023: India v  Pakistan |
| First T20I | 28 December 2012: India v Pakistan |
| Last T20I | 1 February 2023: India v  New Zealand |
| First WODI | 12 March 2012: India v Australia |
| Last WODI | 12 April 2013: India v  Bangladesh |
| First WT20I | 22 January 2011: India v West Indies |
| Last WT20I | 24 January 2011: India v West Indies |
| As of 9 March 2023 Source: Cricinfo | |
The Narendra Modi stadium stands on the same plot where the Sardar Patel Stadium was present from 1982 to 2015, until its demolition,[8] and renovation in 2006.[19] It served as the main venue of domestic and international cricket in the city till 2015. It hosted some matches during the 1987, 1996, and 2011 ICC World Cups.[15][20][21] The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) scrapped the Sardar Patel Stadium in 2015 to build a state of the art and the world's biggest cricket stadium. The Narendra Modi stadium is designed by Australia's design firm Populous and built by Larsen and Toubro. It took 5 years to build and an estimated cost of ₹800 crore (US$100 million). The arena replaced the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world's largest cricket stadium. The headquarter of the GCA is located in its premises. The Narendra Modi stadium has 4 dressing rooms, 11 center pitches, and 2 practice grounds that can host practice as well as domestic matches etc.[15][8] [22][23]
On 24 February 2021, the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), named this newly built stadium as the Narendra Modi Stadium in honour of the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who was the president of the GCA (2009–2014) and the chief minister of Gujarat (2001-2014). [16] In 2021, the stadium was inaugurated by the president of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in an event he presided over.[24]
It was first opened to the public in 2020 amid the Namaste Trump event, organized for president of the United States Donald Trump.[24] On 24 February 2021, the Narendra Modi stadium hosted its first Test match, when home side India played against England, it was also its first ever day-night test game.[25] [22]On 29 September 2022, the opening ceremony of the 36th National games was held inside It.[26][27]
The arena will host the final of the 2023 ICC World Cup on 19 November.[28]
History
1982–2006 (Early years)
Formerly known as the Gujarat Stadium, the ground was renamed in tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. Before the Sardar Patel Stadium, international cricket matches in the city were played at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's stadium of the same name (Sardar Patel Stadium) in the Navrangpura area. In 1982, the Government of Gujarat donated a 400,000-square-metre (100-acre) stretch of land on the banks of the Sabarmati River to build a new stadium. The construction of the Sardar Patel Stadium was completed in nine months.[4] Since then, all International cricket fixtures for the city are hosted here. In the 1984-85 Australia India series, Sardar Patel Stadium hosted its first ODI, in which India was lost.
At the arena Sunil Gavaskar became the first ever batter to score 10,000 runs in the Test cricket, he did the feat against Pakistan in their 1987 tour.[29] In 1983, Kapil Dev took a nine-wicket haul against the West Indies in 1983, and claimed his 432nd Test wicket at the stadium to become the highest wicket-taker in the world in 1995, which broke Sir Richard Hadlee's previous record.[30] In 1996, the ground hosted a low-scoring Test match against South Africa, where the visitors lost 105–170.
The Sardar Patel Stadium has hosted games whenever India has hosted the Cricket World Cup, including the first match of the 1996 World Cup between England and New Zealand. However, while the stadium hosted only one game each in 1987 and 1996 WC.
In 1996 South Africa (SA) tour of India, in the tour's opening match, they needed 170 runs to win, India's fast bowler Javagal Srinath did incredible performance by taking 6 wickets by spending just 21 runs and led his side to victory.[23]
2006–2015
The stadium became a focal venue of ICC Champions Trophy in 2006 and hosted five of the 15 games played. In order to host the tournament, the stadium was renovated to add three new pitches and a new outfield. Floodlights and covered stands were introduced at the stadium as a part of the renovation program.
In 2010's New Zealand tour of India, 1st Test of the series was held at the venue in which Kane Williamson scored hundred on his Test debut.[23]
It hosted three games in the 2011 World Cup, including the quarter-finals between Australia- India. Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score 18,000 runs in ODIs.
2015–2020 (construction of new stadium)
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In October 2015, the stadium was demolished for reconstruction, though some media referred to it as a renovation. The total cost of reconstruction was estimated to be ₹700 crores (₹7 billion (US$88 million)).[31][32] However, the final cost was reported at ₹800 crore (US$100 million). The redevelopment, originally planned to be completed in 2019, finished in February 2020.
Conception
The idea to build the new stadium was reportedly proposed by Narendra Modi, the president of the Gujarat Cricket Association and the Chief Minister Gujarat at the time it was his dream project.[23] Shortly before Modi moved to Delhi after becoming the Prime Minister of India, there were discussions about minor upgrades to the stadium and development of the structure at the pavilion end. Modi asked the officials to build a new larger stadium instead of minor renovation work.[33]
Bids
After starting demolition work at the end of 2015, the GCA issued a request for tender on 1 January 2016 in The Times of India and The Indian Express newspapers. Nine bidders showed interest and purchased the tender documents, out of which three submitted Technical and Financial bids on time; they were the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Nagarjuna Construction Company, and Larsen & Toubro. A Tender Commercial Committee (TCC) of nine experts was formed to evaluate tenders. Additionally, STUP Consultants, a Civil Engineering consultancy firm based in Mumbai, was appointed as the Project Management Consultant to evaluate proposals and technical details of each bid working with the TCC.[34]
Each of the three bidders presented their designs, models, and technical details of their concepts & designs. Because of the sheer size and complexity of the project, the bidders were evaluated on multiple parameters like efficiency, resources, the time frame of completion, ease of implementation etc. The bidders were ranked and weighted on all of the parameters.
| Bidder | Bid | Evaluation | Notes |
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| Larsen & Toubro | ₹677.19 crore (US$85 million) | Lowest-1 (L1) | Winning bid. Financially lowest and technically ranked first. |
| Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd. | ₹847.88 crore (US$110 million) | Lowest-2 (L2) | |
| Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd. | ₹1,065 crore (US$130 million) | Highest (L3) |
In the end, L&T was finalized as the Principal Contractor to build and design the stadium.
Building work
L&T took over the construction work of the stadium in December 2016.[35] On 16 January 2017, the Gujarat Cricket Association oversaw the project, which formally began on the same day. The stadium was planned to be finished in 2 years and the reconstruction project was estimated to cost around ₹700 crore ($93 million).[36] Finishing touches were given to the stadium in February 2020 and it hosted an England-India day-night test match in 2021.[37]
Mumbai-based Commercial Kitchen Consultants "Span Asia" were hired to work with Populous and L&T on all the F&B Related areas such as the Concession Counters, Main Stadium Kitchens, Player Kitchens, VIP/VVIP Boxes, Corporate Boxes, Press & Media Boxes, Pantries, GCA Club and Related areas.
2020–present
PM Modi inaugurated 2022 national games in the arena. In 2020 "Namaste Trump" event organised there for president of the United States Donald Trump. The new stadium hosted its first Test match (England vs India), it was also its first ever Day-night test. It became home ground of IPL team Gujrat Titan The venue hosted 2022 and 2023 IPL finals. [38][17][39]
Stadium design and facilities
The Narendra Modi stadium has two tier structure.[8] The arena built on 63 acres of land, it has 3 entry points, with a metro line at one of the entry points. It has 76 corporate boxes that can hold 25 persons each,[40] a 55-room clubhouse, an Olympic size swimming pool,[40][41] and four dressing rooms. Food court and hospitality area is available in each spectator stand, the premises of the stadium have cricket academy and practice pitches.[23] A unique feature of the stadium is its LED light system on the roof, instead of the usual floodlights towers which one can see at cricket stadiums around the world. The LED lights are installed on an antibacterial, fireproof canopy with PTFE membrane that covers 30 metres (98 ft) out of 55 metres (180 ft) width of sitting area. The roof was installed by Walter P Moore firm, they specifically designed it to be lightweight and separate from the seating bowls in order to make it fairly earthquake resistant.[42] Larsen and Toubro was the main building contractor of the arena, they worked in collaboration with foreign firms from Australia, Japan, Spain, United States and Italy. They assigned Australia's Populous company to design the stadium, their architect Andrew James designed the Narendra Modi stadium. The firm is notable for designing iconic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The two tier structure of the Narendra Modi stadium is supported from beneath by numerous huge "Y shape columns"; which eliminates the need for pillars inside the arena and thus gives spectators an unobstructed view of the entire field from any place in the Stadium. Each "Y shape" column's weight is 280 tonnes they are about 30 meter tall, they were Precasted in huge moulds and assembled on the stadium building site, later many precasted parts were installed in this way. The fabric of the roof is imported from Japan, the LED lighting installed by a Spain based firm, Italy's a firm installed cables on which Japan's company fitted roof fabric. The ground have 11 centre pitches, playing field has sensors to detect the need of water for grass, which can automatically activate 67 fully automated underground pop-up sprinklers. The ground has Bermuda grass surface, seeds for which were purchased from USA. The stadium has high-tech drainage system and 360° latest LED lights system, which is fitted on a ring on the inside edge of the roof, thus shadows don't form on the ground.[8]
The stadium premises has many facilities, it have an indoor cricket practice area, badminton and tennis courts, a Squash, table tennis area, 3D projector theater and three practice grounds and 50 rooms.[43] [8] The parking lot can accommodate 3,000 cars and 10,000 two-wheelers. It has a huge ramp designed to facilitate the movement of around 60,000 people simultaneously. The arena has been designed in such a way that, patrons can fill the lower tier of the stadium for smaller events to maintain the crowd atmosphere when not at full capacity.[44]
There was a plan that the stadium would be connected to the nearest metro station by a skywalk bridge in order to decrease road congestion, it was said that it would complete after September 2020, it was part of the Motera Metro Station project rather than the stadium's.[45]
2023 ICC World Cup
The arena is scheduled to host 5 matches of the ICC World Cup 2023, including the first and the final game, high-profile India v Pakistan and Australia vs England games.[28]
Political events
Namaste Trump
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In 2020, the stadium was the venue of the "Namaste Trump event", which was organised for maiden visit of President Trump by Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi.[39] The event mirrored the "Howdy Modi" event held in Houston, Texas.[46]
75 years of Friendship through Cricket Event
On March 9, 2023, the Narendra Modi Stadium hosted the 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The event was held in conjunction with the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia.[47]
The event began with the two prime ministers singing the national anthems of their respective countries and shaking hands with the players of both teams. They then visited a gallery showcasing glimpses of 75 years of cricket friendship between the two countries.[48]
After the gallery visit, the two prime ministers took a lap of honor around the stadium in a specially designed golf cart. They were greeted by loud cheers from the crowd, who waved Indian and Australian flags. The event concluded with the two prime ministers tossing the coin to start the Test match.[49]
The 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event was a celebration of the strong ties between India and Australia, which have been forged over many years through the shared love of cricket. The event was also an opportunity to promote sports diplomacy and to encourage people from both countries to come together and celebrate their friendship.[50]
ICC World Cup matches
Erstwhile Sardar Patel Stadium had hosted matches of ICC World cups :
1987 Cricket World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
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- Australia won the toss and chose to bat first
- Sachin Tendulkar completed 18,000 runs in his ODI career in the match.
2023 Cricket World Cup
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- All of England's eleven batsmen reached double figures, the first such instance in ODIs.[52]
- Rachin Ravindra (NZ) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[53]
- Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra's 273-run partnership surpassed Martin Guptill and Will Young's 203 for the highest partnership for second wicket for New Zealand.[54]
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
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Domestic Cricket
The stadium is home ground of Gujarat cricket team, Gujarat women's cricket team and the IPL franchise Gujarat Titans.[55] Other than the main ground inside the stadium, it also have two grounds known as "Narendra Modi Stadium A Ground and Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground" which are located near the stadium on East side, they host domestic cricket matches of tournaments including the Ranji trophy. [56][57][58]The stadium hosted the finals of 2022 and 2023 IPL, in earlier home team Gujarat Titans won the edition, in latter Chennai Super Kings won their 5th title and equalled most trophies record with Mumbai Indians. [38][59] Vijay Hazare one day trophy's 2022 edition final was held inside the arena, Maharashtra cricket team scored 248/9 in first inning, Saurashtra chased down it in 46.3 over. Maharashtra's Ruturaj Gaikwad and Saurashtra 's Sheldon Jackson scored hundreds.[60]
Landmarks
In previous arena
- Sunil Gavaskar completed his 10,000 runs in Test cricket, while playing against Pakistan in 1986-87.[61]
- Kapil Dev, who had taken 9 wickets in an innings in the first match on this ground, taking his 432nd wicket in Test cricket to pass Sir Richard Hadlee's record in 1994.[61]
- In October 1999, Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test Match double-hundred in a match against New Zealand.
- On 16 November 2009, Tendulkar crossed landmark of thirty thousand runs and 20 years in international level.
- Tendulkar became the first-ever cricketer to score 18,000 runs in ODI format in a match against Australia during 2011 Cricket World Cup.
- In 2008, AB de Villiers scored his maiden test double century.
In present arena
- The arena hosted its first ever day night test game between India-England on 24 Feb 2021.[62]
- IPL 2022 Final between the Gujarat Titans and the Rajasthan Royals. Titans won the IPL in their inaugural season.[63] This event was attended by 104,859 people, the highest in the history of cricket and of the stadium.[20]
- IPL 2023 Final between the Titans and Chennai Super Kings. In his 250th IPL match, MS Dhoni captained CSK to their fifth IPL victory, tying Mumbai Indians for the record of most IPL trophies.[38]
Records
Test match records
- Highest innings total: Sri Lanka 760/7d – India v Sri Lanka, 2nd inning, 16 November 2009
- Lowest innings total: India 76 – India v South Africa, 1st inning, 3 April 2008
- Highest individual score: Mahela Jayawardene 275 (435) (4s-27 6s-1) – Sri Lanka v India, 16 November 2009
- Best bowling:
(in an innings) Kapil Dev 9/83 – India v West Indies, 12 November 1983
(in a match) Axar Patel 11/70 – India v England, 13 February 2021 - Most runs: Rahul Dravid (India) 771 Runs (Mat:7 Inn: 14 HS: 222 Ave: 59.30 SR: 49.10 100s-3 50s-1), Sachin Tendulkar – 642 runs, VVS Laxman – 574 runs
- Most wickets: Anil Kumble (India) 36 Wickets (Mat:7 Runs:964 BBI:7/115 BBM: 10/233 Ave:26.77 Econ: 2.29 SR: 70.1 5W/I: 3 10W/M:1), Harbhajan Singh- 29 wickets, Kapil Dev – 14 wickets
One Day International match records
- Highest total: South Africa 365/2 – India v South Africa, 1st innings, 27 February 2010
- Lowest total: Zimbabwe 85 – Zimbabwe v West Indies, 1st innings, 8 October 2006
- Highest individual score: Sourav Ganguly 144 (Balls:152 4x8 6x6) – India v Zimbabwe, 5 December 2000
- Best bowling: Mitchell Johnson 4/19 (9.2 overs) – Australia v Zimbabwe, 21 February 2011
- Most runs: Chris Gayle – 316 runs
- Most wickets: Kapil Dev (India) 10 Wickets (Mat:6 Runs:156 Best:3/26 Ave:15.60 Econ:3.04)
Gallery
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The Stadium During the Namaste Trump Event (new structure)
Iron Bull at the Stadium entrance
In media
- In 2021, the stadium was featured in an episode of History TV18's documentry show Modern Marvels. The episode depicted the entire construction of the stadium.[8]
Explanatory note
- It is said that parking for 10,000 two-wheelers and 3000 cars is available
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