Rajgir International Cricket Stadium

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Rajgir International Stadium
Ground information
Location Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar
Coordinates 25°01′15″N85°21′52″E / 25.02094°N 85.36457°E / 25.02094; 85.36457
Capacity45,000
Architect Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Team information
Bihar cricket team (TBA)

Rajgir International stadium is an under construction cricket stadium and sports complex in Rajgir, Bihar. After completion of construction, this stadium will be the home of Bihar cricket team. The total capacity of the stadium will be 45,000 seats. Once the stadium is built, it will be the largest stadium in Bihar and the most modern as well. [1] [2] Apart from being used for cricket, the sports complex is also being developed in a way so it can also be used for other sports as well like football. [3]

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History

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Minister Jayant Raj Kushwaha overseeing various construction works at Rajgir Sports Complex on 29 August 2024. Nitish Kumar, Samrat Chaudhary and Jayant Raj Kushwaha at Rajgir Sports Stadium.jpg
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Minister Jayant Raj Kushwaha overseeing various construction works at Rajgir Sports Complex on 29 August 2024.

In 2018, it was announced by the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar that an international cricket stadium will be constructed at Rajgir in Bihar's Nalanda district. On 12 October 2018, Nitish Kumar has laid the foundation stone of Rajgir international cricket stadium. The stadium will be the second stadium in Bihar that could host international matches after Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, and will be built on the model of Sydney Cricket Ground. The stadium will be built on 90 acres of land with an estimated cost of ₹633 Crore. It will serve as an international cricket stadium as well as a sports academy. [2]

The construction should have been completed in 2022, but As of January 2023, only 40% of the works have been finished. [4]

Sports complex and academy

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary meeting with sport persons at Rajgir Sports Complex and Cricket stadium on 29 August 2024. Nitish Kumar and Samrat Chaudhary meeting with sport persons at Rajgir Sports Complex.jpg
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary meeting with sport persons at Rajgir Sports Complex and Cricket stadium on 29 August 2024.

It will be state of art sports complex which will have the facilities for 28 indoor and outdoor games including cricket with all modern facilities like a research center, motivation center, sports library, swimming pool, cafeteria. [5] This stadium will support twenty-five games including cricket, hockey, football and swimming. [6]

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