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World’s largest cricket stadium, at Motera in Ahmedabad renamed Narendra Modi Stadium

by Jatin Jhaon

The world’s biggest cricket stadium, at Motera in Ahmedabad, was renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. It was introduced on Wednesday by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, within the sight of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and others.

The inauguration was done hours before the beginning of the day-night third Test among India and England, the primary worldwide match at the new setting.

The stadium is important for rambling Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave which will have the world’s biggest cricket arena, Natatorium, Athletics/Track and Field/Football arena, Field Hockey and Tennis Stadium, Indoor Sports Halls/Arenas, Outdoor Fields Veldrome/Skating Area spread more than 200 sections of land on the Sabarmati stream bank in the North East of Ahmedabad.

The revamped stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad, set up by the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), is the fantasy venture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had imagined it as President of GCA and Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2014 to annihilate the old arena totally and remake in its place another one which would be the biggest on the planet with the most awesome aspect offices.

The old stadium with 49,000 seating limit was known as Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium, Motera.

Spread more than 63 sections of land, it is the biggest cricket stadium with a seating limit of 1,10,000.

A year ago around the same time, PM Modi had hosted US President Donald Trump in a uber occasion “Namaste Trump” at the arena.

India versus England: The biggest cricket stadium in the world, A guide to motera stadium

by Jatin Jhaon

India versus England: The Motera Stadium, presently professing to be the biggest cricket arena on the planet, will have the last two Test matches of the progressing four-coordinate arrangement among India and England.

The Motera Stadium claims to be the biggest cricket arena on the planet. It was built in 1982, and at first had a seating limit of lodging 49,000 cricket fans. In any case, the seating limit has now been supported to more than 1,10,000 after recreation of the arena what began in October 2015, proceeding to end in February 2020. The Motera Stadium will have the last two Test matches of the continuous four-coordinate arrangement among India and England. The Test arrangement is presently drawn level at 1-1.

The Motera Stadium is spread across 63 sections of land and has four passage focuses. The field size of the arena is 180 Yards X 150 Yards.

There are changing areas enough to oblige four groups, with an exercise center accessible right close to the changing area. The arena has six indoor practice pitches with three open air practice fields.

There is further an indoor cricket foundation with a dorm for 40 competitors. The Motera Stadium additionally has a seating limit of 25 each in 76 corporate boxes.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, presently has the second-most noteworthy seating limit of 1,00,024. The famous Eden Gardens has the third most elevated observer limit of 66,349.

There have been two Test matches played among India and England at the Motera Stadium up until now. While the principal Test between the different sides played in 2001 finished as a draw, India arose triumphant in the second game which occurred in 2012.

The forthcoming third Test among India and England will be a day-night Test, simply the subsequent one to be held in India after the pink-ball Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in 2019.

From Sachin Tendulkar to Rahul Dravid : In Ahmedabad, Indian batsmen with highest Test scores

by Gaurang Gargon

From Sachin Tendulkar to Rahul Dravid – Here is a gander at Indian batsmen with the highest Test scores in Ahmedabad.

India will secure horns with England a pink-ball Test coordinate at the recently revamped Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. With the four-coordinate arrangement at present bolted at 1-1, it will be a vital experience for the two sides. This will be India’s third pink-ball Test after one each against Bangladesh and Australia.

The recently remodeled Motera Stadium which was before known as the Sardar Patel Stadium is in Ahmedabad. It is the biggest cricket arena on the planet at present with a seating limit of 1,10,000 and is bound with current preparing offices. Both the groups have been preparing at the scene for as long as couple of days now.

While the new conditions at the revamped arena should be surveyed by the hosts, India have throughout the long term, had an incredible record in Ahmedabad in Tests. India have lost only two out of twelve Test matches at the setting and their last destruction at the scene came against South Africa in 2008.

Indian batsmen have additionally appreciated extraordinary excursions at the setting and have scored loads of runs. Here we investigate Indian batsmen with top five Test scores in Ahmedabad.

1) Rahul Dravid (222)

Rahul Dravid pummeled a wonderful twofold hundred against New Zealand in Ahmedabad in the main Test of the Kiwis visit through India in 2003. Dravid indented up 222 runs off 578 conveyances in India’s first innings to help the hosts post 500/5 on the board in their first innings. Dravid’s innings was bound with 28 fours and a six. In any case, India neglected to secure triumph in the game and needed to settle with a draw.

2) Sachin Tendulkar (217)

Sachin Tendulkar’s just Test twofold ton in Ahmedabad came against New Zealand in 1999. The Master Blaster scored a splendid 217 off 344 balls with the assistance of 29 fours. His twofold ton fueled India to 583/7 in the main innings. Notwithstanding, India’s baffling show in the subsequent innings saw the hosts getting packaged out for 148 as the Test coordinate finished in a draw.

3) Cheteshwar Pujara (206)

The lone dynamic Indian batsman on the rundown, Cheteshwar Pujara had crushed a dirty thump of 206 runs against England in Ahmedabad in 2012. Pujara’s 206-run-thump fell off 389 conveyances and was bound with 21 fours. His twofold ton assisted India with posting 521/8 in their first innings and set up a far reaching 9-wicket win for the hosts.

4) Rahul Dravid (177)

Rahul Dravid shows up in this tip top rundown for his 177 against Sri Lanka in the 2009 Ahmedabad Test. In the wake of posting 426 sudden spikes in demand for the board in their first innings, India were pushed on the backfoot as Sri Lanka rode on Mahela Jayawardene’s 275 to post a mammoth 760 sudden spikes in demand for the board. The match finished in a draw after India scored 412/4 in their subsequent innings.

5) Virender Sehwag (173)

Previous India opener Virender Sehwag played a bold thump of 173 runs off only 199 conveyances against New Zealand in Ahmedabad in 2010. Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir (104) Rahul Dravid (104) shared a 237-run represent the subsequent wicket to help India post 487 sudden spikes in demand for the board in their first innings. In answer, New Zealand posted 459 runs in their first innings and the Test coordinate finished in a draw after India were packaged out for 266 in their subsequent exposition.

Umesh Yadav come back as India name squad for third and fourth England Tests in Ahmedabad

by Gaurang Gargon

India have named their squad for the third and fourth Tests of the arrangement against England, in Ahmedabad; fast bowler Umesh Yadav replaces Shardul Thakur while opening batsmen Shubman Gill has been passed fit after a hit to the lower arm in Chennai

India opener Shubman Gill has been passed fit to have his spot in the crew for the last two Tests against England, with seamer Umesh Yadav reviewed.

Gill was hit on the left lower arm while handling at short leg during the hosts’ arrangement leveling win in the second Test at Chennai and was missing on the last day subsequent to being sent for prudent sweeps.

India have Mayank Agarwal holding on as a capable substitution however Gill was remembered for a 17-man crew for the rest of the arrangement on Wednesday morning.

While the travelers have rolled out normal improvements to their crew because of rest and turn, India have made just a single minor adjustment – Yadav returning instead of the delivered Shardul Thakur, albeit the quick bowler should breeze through a wellness assessment prior to getting together with the remainder of the gathering.

Paceman Jasprit Bumrah was refreshed from the past match and should return for the day-night coordinate one week from now, however India could pick an additional speed choice instead of Kuldeep Yadav with the pink ball in play. All-rounder Hardik Pandya is additionally anticipating his first appearance of the arrangement.

India squad for third and fourth Tests in full: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Ahmedabad pink ball Test is completely sold out, will take decision on groups in IPL in no time: Ganguly

by Anaya Anneon

A delighted BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday reported that all tickets for the pink ball Day/Night Test among India and England in Ahmedabad have been “sold out”, including that a call passage of onlookers in the forthcoming IPL will likewise be taken right away.

The pink ball Test among India and England is scheduled to start at the Motera, the world’s greatest cricket arena, in Ahmedabad from February 24 and the specialists have chosen to permit 50% spectators.

“Ahmedabad is completely sold out. Happy to see normalcy back,” Ganguly told Star Sports in an interview.

“I spoke to Jay Shah and he’s very keen on these Test matches. Just for him also cricket is coming back to Ahmedabad after six-seven years because they built the new stadium,” former India captain said.

The apparatus will be the second time India have a Day/Night Test. The initially was played in Kolkata against Bangladesh in 2019.

“I have told him we have set an example with the pink-ball Test last year in Kolkata, so it cannot go beyond that and we want to see every seat and stand full. And that’s what it is, the tickets have gone, as well as for the T20s which will follow the Tests,” Ganguly said.

The second Test among India and England in Chennai denoted the arrival of onlookers for a worldwide match in India after COVID-19 flare-up constrained a total closure of brandishing action in March a year ago.

The BCCI is additionally thinking about permitting observers in the IPL, which is scheduled to start in the second seven day stretch of April.

“This year is going to be big as well because of what it is. We’ll see whether we can get the crowd back into the IPL, it’s a decision we’ll have to take very shortly. But it’s going to be another great tournament,” Ganguly said.

Discussing the IPL scaled down sale, to be hung on Thursday, Ganguly said: “It’s anything but a major sale however a ton of groups will have a ton to fill. Extraordinarily Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings will have a ton of work to do in the bartering.

The previous Indian captain added that a pink ball Test will be a lasting installation in each home arrangement.

“Absolutely. One pink-ball Test in a series is ideal. Every generation goes through changes, pink ball is one of the main changes for Test match cricket, and to keep Test match cricket alive.

“I think the packed Ahmedabad stadium next week will be another great sight for everyone.”

On the individual front, Ganguly, who went through two rounds of angioplasty a month ago, said he is feeling ‘fit and fine.’

“I’m feeling absolutely fine. Yes, there was a bit of scare but luckily it wasn’t as scary as everyone thought. I’m fit and fine and I’m back to work.”

Ahmedabad: Modernized Motera stadium prepared for action

by Anaya Anneon

At last, the wait is over for the devotees of cricket in the city, as the ticket reserving for the third Test coordinate among India and England at the Motera arena will begin from 11.00 am on Sunday. The fans have been standing by tensely to see a live experience at this recently constructed beautiful arena.

The rush and enthusiasm among the nearby fans to watch a global match at the world’s largest cricket stadium at Motera is massive.

The specialists have chosen to permit half observers of the arena’s ability, during the matches at this setting. Britain will play two Test coordinates here, with a pink ball Day-Night experience from February 24-28 and the fourth and last match from March 4-8. The game at Motera will be India’s subsequent pink ball Test at home as they facilitated one against Bangladesh at the Eden Garden in 2019.

After the Test arrangement, Motera will have all the five T20 internationals (March 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20). “We are honoured to be hosting this series after a hiatus and are excitedly looking forward to entertain gathering of cricket fans at the world’s largest cricket stadium at Motera, considering social distancing and safety norms.

We hope normalcy returns soon and we get to see the stadium packed with fans cheering from all the stands for their teams said Dhanraj Nathwani, VP of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) in a proclamation.

“We at GCA thank Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for allocating two Tests and five T20 international matches at this newly-built cricket stadium,” added Nathwani.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Baroda take Punjab out, set up final vs Tamil Nadu in Ahmedabad

by Jatin Jhaon

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Mandeep Singh’s fearless 24-ball 42 not out went to no end as Punjab lost the semi-last of the T20 homegrown competition to Baroda by 25 runs at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Punjab captain Mandeep Singh overcame a shoulder injury and thought of a brave thump of 24-ball 42 not out however it was insufficient as his group missed the mark concerning a 160-show focus against Baroda to 25 runs in the second semi-last of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday. Baroda, drove by Kedar Devdhar, will take on Tamil Nadu in Sunday’s last at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Mandeep Singh strolled in to bat at No. 7 in the wake of having gotten a shoulder injury while handling and the asking rate was all in all too much as Punjab didn’t have any force at the top. Gurkeerat Mann Singh hit a 37-ball 39 however he didn’t discover uphold and ultimately lost his wicket in the fifteenth over when Punjab were all the while going at under 6 runs for every finished.

Mandeep was in agony as he attempted to get his planning right at first however he got some successes out towards the end in an act of futility. Punjab’s unbeaten run reached a conclusion at some unacceptable opportunity as Baroda arrived up with a clinical exhibition on Friday.

All-round Baroda sparkle notwithstanding losing large stars

Baroda didn’t have their hotshot major parts in Hardik and Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda yet they have been helped by an aggregate exertion so far in the competition.

While it was Vishnu Solanki who conveyed in a last-over thrill ride in the quarter-finals, it was chief Kedar Devdhar who ventured up and conveyed on the enormous semi-last day. Devdhar opened the innings and hit a 49-ball 64 after which Karthik Kakade hit a 41-ball 53 to help Baroda post a better than expected absolute of 160 out of 20 overs.

While guarding the aggregate, Baroda thought of a clinical exhibition with the ball and on the field. While Lukman Meriwala beat out everyone else with 3 wickets, their defenders didn’t botch any getting opportunity that came their way as Baroda figured out how to get wickets at ordinary spans and ensure Punjab didn’t have any force through their innings.

Prior in the day, Tamil Nadu thought of a fine pursuing presentation, gunning down a 155-run focus against Rajasthan. Driven by Arun Karthik’s 89, Tamil Nadu ensured they didn’t take care of messy handling. M Mohammed got 4 wickets as Baroda endured a significant breakdown, losing their last 7 wickets for only 34 runs in the primary semi-final.Live

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 Quarterfinals: Full schedule, match timings, venue, squads and where to watch

by Gaurang Gargon

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Knockouts: Here’s all you require to think about the knockout phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, first quarterfinal among Punjab and Karnataka on Tuesday.

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will check a re-visitation of cricket for the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel arena in Motera, Ahmedabad. The recently revamped arena is presently the biggest in India as far as limit, however given the danger of COVID-19 disease, observers won’t be permitted to enter. It will have the knockouts, including the last, prior to filling in as the setting for two Tests and five T20s during England’s visit through India in February-March, 2021. Here’s all you require to think about SMAT 2021 quarterfinals.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 Fixtures

January 26, Tuesday

Quarter-final 1: Karnataka vs Punjab, 12:00 PM

Quarter-final 2: Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh, 7:00 PM

January 27, Wednesday

Quarter-final 3: Haryana vs Baroda, 12:00 PM

Quarter-final 4: Bihar vs Rajasthan, 7:00 PM

January 29, Friday

Semi-final 1: Winner of Quarter-final 2 vs Winner of Quarter-final 4, 12:00 PM

Semi-final 2: Winner of Quarter-final 1 vs Winner of Quarter-final 3, 7:00 PM

January 31, Sunday

Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2, 7:00 PM

Where will Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 knockouts be played?

At the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stadium.

Where to watch Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 live

All the matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 will be telecast live on Star Sports and Hotstar.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 Quarterfinals Full squads

Karnataka Squad: Devdutt Padikkal, Rohan Kadam, Karun Nair (c), Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Sharath BR (w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Manoj S Bhandage, Prasidh Krishna, Praveen Dubey, Abhimanyu Mithun, Pavan Deshpande, V Koushik, Ronit More, Aniruddha Joshi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Prateek Jain, Darshan MB, KL Shrijith, Shubhang Hegde.

Punjab Squad: Mandeep Singh (c), Anmolpreet Singh, Simran Singh (w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Abhishek Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Barinder Sran, Baltej Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Gitansh Khera, Karan Kaila, Anmol Malhotra, Ramandeep Singh, Mayank Markande, Sanvir Singh, Rohan Marwaha.

Tamil Nadu Squad: Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Arun Karthik, Shahrukh Khan, Baba Aparajith, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), M Mohammed, Murugan Ashwin, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Aswin Crist, Sandeep Warrier, Vijay Shankar, Baba Indrajith, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Jagatheesan Kousik, Jaganath Sinivas, Sonu Yadav, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Manimaran Siddharth, G Periyaswamy.

Himachal Pradesh Squad: RI Thakur (c), Amit Kumar, Ekant Sen, Prashant Chopra (w), Rishi Dhawan, Pankaj Jaiswal, Nitin Sharma, Kanwar Abhinay Singh, Ankush Bedi, Abhimanyu Rana, Mayank Dagar, Ayush Jamwal, Arpit Guleria, Vaibhav Arora, Akash Vashist

Baroda Squad: Karthik Kakade, Vishnu Solanki, Kedar Devdhar(w), Ninad Rathva, Krunal Pandya(c), Bhargav Bhatt, Lukman Meriwala, Atit Sheth, Babashafi Pathan, Pratik Keshavlal Ghodadra, Dhruv Patel, Mohit Mongia, Pratyush Kumar, Soyeb Sopariya, Abhimanyu Rajput.

Haryana Squad: Arun Chaprana, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Himanshu Rana, Shivam Chauhan, Yashu Sharma, Rohit Parmod Sharma (w), Rahul Tewatia, Sumit Kumar, Jayant Yadav, Mohit Sharma (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Ashish Hooda, Shubham Rohilla, Sanjay Pahal, Pramod Chandila, Guntashveer Singh, Ajit Chahal, Aman Kumar, Tinu Kundu, Ankit Kumar, Kapil Hooda, Nitin Saini.

Rajasthan Squad: Bharat Sharma (w), Ankit Lamba, Rajesh Bishnoi, Ashok Menaria (c), Arjit Gupta, Mahipal Lomror, Tanveer-Ul-Haq, Rahul Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Aniket Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Aditya Garhwal, Manender Narender Singh, Chandrapal Singh, Salman Khan, Yash Kothari, Akash Singh, Rajat Choudhary.

Bihar Squad: Babul Kumar, Mangal Mahrour, Vikash Yadav, Yashasvi Rishav, Ashutosh Aman (c), Shasheem Rathour, Samar Quadri, Mohit Kumar (w), MD Rahmatullah, Vikash Ranjan, Sachin Kumar, S Gani, Amod Yadav, Harsh Raj, Shashi Anand, Vibhooti Bhaskar, Suraj Kashyap, Rahul Kumar, Vikash Patel, Anuj Raj, Apurva Anand.

Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah to lead BCCI members in well disposed match at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad before AGM

by Gaurang Gargon

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will again effortlessness the field as a player when his group takes on Jay Shah’s group in a cricket coordinate just before the board’s Annual General Meeting, booked for December 25, at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Previous IPL executive Rajiv Shukla will be the arbitrator in the match which will be played on Wednesday (December 23) according to sources. BCCI constituent board individuals, present in Ahmedabad for the AGM, will likewise partake in the tennis ball coordinate practice coordinate.

Motera is the biggest cricket arena on the planet with a seating limit of more than 1,14,000. The remodeled arena is yet to have any serious game and will do as such in February when England visit India.

A few significant issues relating to Indian cricket will be talked about at the 89th AGM of BCCI. The arrangements for the England group’s visit to India, resumption of homegrown competitions and the incorporation of two new groups in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be on the plan of BCCI AGM.

While BCCI stays excited about adding two new groups to the competition, it is perceived that the 2021 period of IPL will be played with the customary 8 groups and offers will be welcomed for the option of two new groups from the 2022 season.

According to sources, Mahim Verma of Uttarakhand Cricket Association, Devajit Sekia of Assam Cricket Association, Pranav Amin of Baroda Cricket Association, Hyderabad Cricket Association are among the 28 individuals from the BCCI appointive board who will be available in the AGM.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21: Ahmedabad will host final

by Gaurang Gargon

The Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad will have the knockout stage and the last of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

The Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad will have the knockout stage and the last of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

In a letter to the State bodies on Thursday which Sportstar has gotten to, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has expressed that the gathering phase of the competition – which starts on January 10, one year from now – will be played across six settings – Mumbai, Kolkata, Vadodara, Chennai, Bengaluru and Indore.

While Chennai will have the plate groups, Bengaluru will have Elite ‘A’ groups, while Kolkata will have the Elite ‘B’ bunch groups. The other three scenes – Vadodara, Indore and Mumbai – will have the Elite ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E ‘groups separately.

While the plate bunch has eight groups, the tip top gatherings have been separated with six groups in every classification.

The teams will enter their individual air pockets on January 2 and before the competition starts, they will go through three COVID tests.

With the gathering stage getting over on January 19, the certified groups will venture out to Ahmedabad the following day, where there will be further tests before the groups enter the air pocket.

This will be the first-ever tournament at the Motera since the time its redesign. The arena will have a few Tests and five T20Is against in February-March and before that this competition will give the Board and the Gujarat Cricket Association a reasonable thought regarding where things stand. While the way toward setting up the wickets have just started, the GCA authorities are certain of getting everything set up.

While there were introductory questions over Mumbai being the setting as the Maharashtra government is yet to give authorization. However, at that point the BCCI and the associated unit are sure that the city will have the option to have the gathering group matches.

Authorities from the State affiliations this distribution addressed affirmed that the endeavors of setting up the bio-bubble have just begun. “We are in regular coordination with the Board and the medical units and are following all the instructions. We will ensure things fall in place,” a State affiliation boss stated, despite the fact that he conceded that it was a test of skill and endurance.

The majority of the groups have just begun their preliminary camps, while the others are going to begin it in a day or two. “We have started the camp keeping all the safety protocols in mind. The tests are being done regularly and all the government norms are being followed,” Saurashtra Cricket Association boss Jaydev Shah said. The shielding champion Saurashtra began its camp a couple of days prior in Rajkot.