Narsinghgarh International Cricket Stadium

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Narsinghgarh International Cricket Stadium
Ground information
Location Narsingarh, West Tripura, Tripura, India
Coordinates 23°54′08″N91°14′56″E / 23.90214°N 91.24901°E / 23.90214; 91.24901
Capacity25,000 [1]
Owner Tripura Cricket Association
ArchitectRKS Construction Pvt. Ltd. [2]
Operator Tripura Cricket Association
Team information
Tripura cricket team (TBA)
Kolkata Knight Riders (TBA)

Narsinghgarh International Cricket Stadium [3] is an under construction International cricket stadium in Tripura, India. [4] [5] [6] After completion of construction, this stadium will be the home of Tripura cricket team and Tripura women's cricket team. It is owned and operated by Tripura Cricket Association (TCA). The total capacity of the stadium will be 25,000 seats. [7] [8] Once the stadium is built, it will be the first International Cricket stadium in Tripura. [9] [10]

History

In 2017, the Chief Minister of Tripura Manik Sarkar has laid the foundation stone of Narsinghgarh international cricket stadium. [11] [12] The stadium will be the second largest stadium in North-East India that could host international matches after Guwahati. [13] [14] The stadium will be built on 14.22 acres of land with an estimated cost of ₹200 Crore. [15] [16] Fifty percent of the funding for the project would be provided by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), with the remaining costs to be covered by the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA). [17] [18] [19]

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