Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium was a cricketstadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, India. Because of its location, the stadium was commonly called the Motera Stadium to avoid confusion with another stadium of the same name in the Navrangpura district. The Sardar Patel Stadium was owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association, was the largest in the state of Gujarat, with a capacity of 49,000,[2][5] and was equipped with floodlights for day-and-night games. It hosted domestic and international cricket in the city until its demolition in 2015, including the 1987, 1996, and 2011Cricket World Cups.[6][7][8] In 2014, it was decided that a new stadium should be built on the same plot.[9] It was a regular venue for Test cricket and One Day Internationals.
In 1982, the Government of Gujarat allocated a 400,000-square-metre (100-acre) stretch of land on the banks of the Sabarmati River to build a new stadium. Construction of the stadium was completed in nine months.[10] The venue was originally known simply as Gujarat Stadium; however, it was soon renamed Sardar Patel Stadium (not to be confused with the previously mentioned site in Navrangpura), after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first home minister and deputy prime minister. Since its completion, all international cricket fixtures in Ahmedabad have been held at the site. In the 1984-85 Australia India series, Sardar Patel Stadium hosted its first ODI, which India lost.
At the arena, Sunil Gavaskar became the first batter to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, a feat he accomplished against Pakistan in their 1987 tour.[11]Kapil Dev took a nine-wicket haul against the West Indies in 1983, and claimed his 432nd Test wicket at the stadium in 1995 to become the highest wicket-taker in Tests, surpassing Richard Hadlee's tally.[12] In 1996, the ground hosted a low-scoring Test match against South Africa, in which the visitors lost 105–223.[13]
Sardar Patel Stadium hosted one game each in the 1987 and 1996 World Cups, including the first match of the 1996 World Cup between England and New Zealand.
2006–2015
Sardar Patel Stadium (before reconstruction)
In 2006, the stadium became the focal venue of the ICC Champions Trophy and hosted five of the 15 games played. In preparation for the tournament, the stadium was renovated to add three new pitches and a new outfield. Floodlights and covered stands were also introduced at the stadium as a part of the renovation program.[14]
The stadium hosted three games during the 2011 Cricket World Cup, including the quarterfinals between Australia and India.[16]Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score 18,000 runs in ODIs in a game against Australia on 24 March 2011.[17]
2014–2020 (Demolition and construction of New Stadium)
The idea to build a new stadium was proposed by Narendra Modi himself who was the president of the Gujarat Cricket Association and the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the same time.[18][15] Shortly before Modi moved to Delhi after becoming the prime minister of India, there were discussions about adding minor upgrades to the stadium and further developing areas of the structure at the pavilion end. Modi asked officials to build a new, larger stadium instead of pursuing minor renovation work.[19]
US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the Narendra Modi 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 ₹700 crores (₹7 billion (US$83million)).[20][21] However, the final cost was reported at ₹800 crore (US$95million). The redevelopment, originally planned to be completed in 2019, finished in February 2020, and was named Narendra Modi Stadium.
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