Narendra Modi Stadium: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Largest cricket stadium in the world located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India}}

{{other uses|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium (disambiguation)}}

| name               = Narendra Modi Stadium

| logo_image         =

| logo_caption       =  

| caption             = Narendra Modi Stadium on a matchday of [[2021 Indian Premier League]]

| fullname           = Narendra Modi Stadium

| former_names       = Motera Cricket Stadium<br/>Sardar Patel Stadium

| location           = [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]

| broke_ground       = 1983 (former structure)

2017 (expansion)  

| built               = 12 November 1983 (former structure)<br/>24 February 2020 (post expansion)  

| opened             = 12 November 1983 (former structure)<br/>24 February 2020 (post expansion)

| renovated           = 24 February 2020  

| expanded           = 24 February 2020

| closed             = 2015 (former structure)

| demolished         = 2015 (former structure)

| owner               = [[Gujarat Cricket Association]]

| operator           =[[Gujarat Cricket Association]]

| surface             = Australian Grass (Oval)

| scoreboard         =  

| construction_cost   = {{INRConvert|800|c}}  (reconstruction, 2017–2020)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Umarji |first1=Vinay |title=Kem Chho Trump: World's largest cricket stadium gearing up to host US Prez |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/world-s-largest-cricket-stadium-gearing-up-to-host-trump-modi-in-gujarat-120021201119_1.html |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=Business Standard India |date=12 February 2020}}</ref>

| suites             = 76

| architect           = [[Populous (company)|Populous]] (reconstruction)<br/>[[Shashi Prabhu]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spa-aec.com/spaweb/allprojects.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823063136/http://www.spa-aec.com/spaweb/allprojects.html |archive-date=23 August 2011}}</ref> (former structure)

| project_manager     =  

| services engineer   =  

| general_contractor = [[Larsen & Toubro]]

| main_contractors   =  

| capacity           = 132,000 (2020–present)<ref name="1.32 lakh">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Rishabh |title=IND vs ENG: 'Outstanding for Indian cricket,' says Virat Kohli on Narendra Modi Stadium |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/india-vs-england-virat-kohli-narendra-modi-stadium-outstanding-for-indian-cricket-687042 |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=India TV News |date=24 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref><br/>54,000 (2006–2015)<ref name='htold' /><ref name=Cricinfo>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/57851.html Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, India]. ESPN</ref><br/>49,000 (1982–2006)

| record_attendance   = {{Unbulleted_list|66,000 (India v England [[T20I]], 14 March 2021<ref name="Record attendance at Narendra Modi stadium">{{cite news |title=Narendra Modi Stadium attracts post-COVID record crowd |url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2021/03/15/narendra-modi-stadium-attracts-post-covid-record-crowd/ |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=The Stadium Business |date=15 March 2021}}</ref>)|100,000+ (temporary seating, [[Namaste Trump]], 24 Feb 2020)}}

| executive_suites   =

| dimensions         = 180 yards x 150 yards<ref name="Motera Stadium PM Modi's Vision">{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=K. Shriniwas |title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=31 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

| tenants             = [[Indian Cricket Team]] (1983–present)<br/>[[Gujarat cricket team]] (1983–present)<br/>[[Rajasthan Royals]] (2010 & 2014)

| embedded           = {{infobox cricket ground

| lastodidate      = 6 November

| lastodiyear      = 2014

| lastodiaway      = Sri Lanka

| lasttestdate    = 4–8 March

| lasttestyear    = 2021

| lasttestaway    = England

| lastt20idate      = 20 March

| lastt20iyear      = 2021

| lastt20iaway      = England

| date            = 21 April 2021

| image           =

| caption          = New Motera stadium from riverside}}|image=[[File:Narendra Modi Stadium.jpg|250px]]|image_size=}}

The '''Narendra Modi Stadium''', commonly known as the '''Motera Stadium''', is a [[cricket]] [[List of Test cricket grounds|stadium]] situated inside the '''[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narendra Modi Stadium just one of Sardar Patel Sports Enclave's features; Here's the plan|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/narendra-modi-stadium-just-one-of-sardar-patel-sports-enclaves-features-heres-the-plan.html|access-date=24 February 2021|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref> in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India. As of 2021, it is the [[List of stadiums by capacity|largest stadium in the world]], with a seating capacity of 132,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narendra Modi Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/57851.html|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Narendra Modi Stadium|url=https://gujaratcricketassociation.com/narendra-modi-stadium/|access-date=28 February 2021|website=GCA Motera Stadium|language=en-US}}</ref> It is owned by the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] and is a venue for [[Test cricket|Test]], [[One Day International|ODI]], and [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] cricket matches.

Apart from cricket, the stadium has hosted several programs arranged by the [[Government of Gujarat]]. It has hosted matches during the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], and [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]] Cricket World Cups.<ref>https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=840;type=ground</ref> As of 2021, the stadium has hosted 14 [[Test cricket|Tests]], 24 [[One Day International|ODIs]], and 6 [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] match.<ref name="stadiumrecord">{{cite web |title=Stadium statistics (on ESPN Cricinfo) |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=840;type=ground|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref>

On 24 February 2021, the stadium was renamed as the Narendra Modi Stadium by the Gujarat Cricket Association after the current Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] who is also a Gujarat native and a former chief minister.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2021|title=110,000 capacity cricket stadium in Motera, world's largest, renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/world-s-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-named-narendra-modi-stadium-1772484-2021-02-24|access-date=24 February 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> It hosted its first ever pink ball Test match on 24 February 2021 between [[India]] and [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Motera Stadium set to host Pink Ball Test: All you need to know about revamped cricket ground in Ahmedabad|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/motera-stadium-set-to-host-pink-ball-test-all-you-need-to-know-about-revamped-cricket-ground-in-ahmedabad-1772135-2021-02-23|access-date=24 February 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

Formerly known as the Gujarat Stadium, the ground was renamed in tribute to [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]],{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} India's first [[Home Minister]] and [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]]. Before the Sardar Patel Stadium, international cricket matches in the city were played at the [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]]'s [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad|stadium of the same name]] (Sardar Patel Stadium) in the Navrangpura area. In 1982, the Government of Gujarat donated a {{convert|100|acre|m2|adj=on}} 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.<ref name='htold'>{{cite news|title=Why Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad will make cricket history|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/why-sardar-patel-stadium-in-motera-ahmedabad-will-make-cricket-history/story-7b59h4SZG5yHl7BGkg9agK.html|access-date=10 December 2016|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=10 December 2016|author=HT Correspondent}}</ref> 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 [[One Day International|ODI]], in which [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] defeated [[Indian cricket team|India]].

[[File:President_Trump_and_the_First_Lady_in_India_(49579268442).jpg|thumb|US President [[Donald Trump]] and Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] at the Sardar Patel Stadium, 24 February 2020.]]

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 [[Indian Rupee|₹]]700 crores.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} However, the final cost was reported at [[Indian Rupee|₹]]800 crores. The redevelopment, originally planned to be completed in 2019, finished in February 2020.

The idea to build the new stadium was reportedly proposed by [[Narendra Modi]], the president of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] and the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the time. 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 when he learned about the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]].<ref name="Gujarat soon to have the largest stadium">{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2019/09/16/Gujarat-will-soon-have-world-largest-cricket-stadium-All-you-need-to-know.html|title=Ahmedabad Stadium to be rebuilt with capacity over 100,000|last=Oza|first=Nandini|date=16 September 2019|accessdate=17 January 2021|website=theweek.in}}</ref>

After starting demolition work at the end of 2015, the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] issued a [[request for tender]] on 1 January 2016 in [[The Times of India]] and [[The Indian Express]]. 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<!-- Acronym hasn't been defined earlier in the article. --> Consultants was appointed as the Project Management Consultant to evaluate proposals and technical details of each bid working with the TCC.<ref name="Motera Stadium - GCA">{{cite web|url=https://www.gujaratcricketassociation.com/page/motera-stadium|title=GCA – Motera Stadium}}</ref>

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.

L&T took over the construction work of the stadium in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shweta |title=L&T to build world's biggest cricket stadium at Motera |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/LT-to-build-worlds-biggest-cricket-stadium-at-Motera/articleshow/55884457.cms |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=9 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref> 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 ₹ 7 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=AFP |title=India starts building world's biggest stadium |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/India-starts-building-world%E2%80%99s-biggest-stadium/article17079837.ece |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=23 January 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Finishing touches were given to the stadium in February 2020 and it hosted an [[England national cricket team|England]]-[[India national cricket team|India]] day-night test match in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112303/new-motera-stadium-to-host-england-in-dn-test|title=Motera to host England in a Day-Night test}}</ref>

The redesigned stadium occupies 63 acres of land, with three entry points compared to one in the old stadium, with a metro line at one of the entry points. It contains 76 corporate boxes that can hold 25 persons each,<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Anish |title=Motera Stadium: All you need to know about world's largest cricket venue |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/motera-stadium-all-you-need-to-know-about-world-s-largest-cricket-venue-120022200600_1.html |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=Business Standard India |date=22 February 2020}}</ref> a 55-room clubhouse, an Olympic sized swimming pool,<ref name="business-standard.com"/><ref>{{cite news |title=WORLD'S LARGEST CRICKET STADIUM OPENS IN AHMEDABAD |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/02/24/1988930/0/en/WORLD-S-LARGEST-CRICKET-STADIUM-OPENS-IN-AHMEDABAD.html |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=globenewswire |date=23 February 2020}}</ref> and four dressing rooms. A unique feature of the stadium is the LED lights on the roof instead of the usual floodlights at cricket grounds. The LED lights are installed on an anti-bacterial, fireproof canopy with PTFE membrane that covers 30 out of 55 metres width of sitting area. The roof was done by the company [[Walter P Moore]] and was specifically designed to be lightweight and separate from the seating bowls in order to make it fairly earthquake resistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walterpmoore.com/projects/motera-cricket-stadium-roof-design|title=Motera Stadium roof design|date=6 November 2018}}</ref> The structure eliminates the need for pillars and gives spectators an unobstructed view of the entire field from any place in the Stadium.

Outside of the main ground, the stadium is able to accommodate several other features, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an indoor cricket academy, badminton and tennis courts, a squash arena, a table tennis area, a 3D projector theater, and a clubhouse with three practice grounds and 50 rooms.<ref name="World's largest stadium to host POTUS">{{cite news |title=Kem chho Trump! World's largest cricket stadium all set to host POTUS |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/kem-chho-trump-world-largest-cricket-stadium-all-set-to-host-potus/story/396505.html |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=Business Today |date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> The parking lot can accommodate 3,000 cars and 10,000 two-wheelers. Sardar Patel Stadium also has a huge ramp designed to facilitate the movement of around 60,000 people simultaneously. The stadium has been designed such that patrons fill the lower levels of the ground for smaller events to maintain the crowd atmosphere when not at capacity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Kriti |title=Motera Cricket Stadium In Ahmedabad With Seating Capacity Of Over A Lakh To Be World's Largest |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/motera-cricket-stadium-in-ahmedabad-with-seating-capacity-of-over-a-lakh-to-be-largest-in-the-world-359982.html |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=IndiaTimes |date=7 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

The total area of the stadium is equivalent to 32 olympic-size football fields put together. It is currently the only cricket stadium in the world to have four dressing rooms for the players, which makes it possible to play back to back games in the same day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Motera stadium renamed Narendra Modi Stadium as President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates the venue |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/england-in-india/india-vs-england-motera-stadium-renamed-narendra-modi-stadium-as-president-ram-nath-kovind-inaugurates-the-venue/articleshow/81187445.cms |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=24 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It is also the only stadium in the world with 11 centre pitches on the main ground.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Navya|date=24 February 2021|title=Motera Cricket Stadium, World's Largest, Renamed As Narendra Modi Stadium|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/trending/narendra-modi-stadium-27023|access-date=24 February 2021|website=thelogicalindian.com|language=en}}</ref>

{{further|Namaste Trump}}

The stadium was the venue of the ''[[Namaste Trump]]'' event and hosted US President [[Donald Trump]] and Indian Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 24 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/videos/politics/ahmedabads-motera-stadium-to-host-us-president-donald-trump-5304111.htm|title=Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium to host US President Donald Trump|date=February 14, 2020|work=cnbctv18.com|language=en-US|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> The event mirrored the "[[Howdy Modi]]" event held in [[Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=It'll Be 'Namaste Trump' in India After 'Howdy Modi' in Texas |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-17/it-ll-be-namaste-trump-in-india-after-howdy-modi-in-texas |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=Bloomberg.com |date=17 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium Ahmedabad.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Sardar Patel Stadium (before reconstruction)]]

* '''Best bowling''':<br/>(in an innings) [[Kapil Dev]] 9/83 – India v West Indies, 12 November 1983<br/>(in a match) [[Axar Patel]] 11/70 – India v England, 13 February 2021

Sardar Patel Stadium was where some notable events occurred:[[File:Sachin Tendulkar waiting.jpg|thumb|Sachin scored 18000 ODI runs, first and only cricketer to achieve this feat]]

* [[AB de Villiers]] reached his first double-hundred against India during the second test of South Africa's tour to India in 2008....

Sardar Patel Stadium has hosted One Day Internationals (ODIs) for all the [[Cricket World Cup]] held in India.

  | wickets1 = [[Chetan Sharma]] 41/2 <br/> [[Kapil Dev]] 44/2

  | venue = Sardar Patel Stadium, [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]<br/>Attendance: 18,569

  | runs2 = [[Martin Guptill]] 86*(108)<br/>[[Brendon McCullum]] 76*(95)

  | venue = Sardar Patel Stadium, [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]<br/>Attendance: 7,000

  | runs2 = Yuvraj Singh 57*(65)<br/>[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 53(68)

  | venue = Sardar Patel Stadium, [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]<br/>Attendance: 51,000

File:Iron Bull Motera Stadium.jpg|Iron Bull at the Stadium entrance...

*[[List of stadiums by capacity]]

* [[List of international five wicket hauls at Sardar Patel Stadium]]