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Which are the 10 largest stadiums in the world?

 Today, we will discuss the barest of the 10 biggest cricket stadiums in the world and we will know about these interesting things about the biggest cricket stadium in the world.

 Cricket is the most played sport not only in India but also in Asia and its fans are present all over the world. Everyday, every big and big match is being broadcast on television, but going to the cricket stadium and watching the match is a different adventure. In this article, we are giving the details of the 10 largest cricket stadium in the world on the basis of spectator capacity.

 World's 10 Largest Cricket Stadiums

 

 1. Narendra Modi Stadium or Motera Cricket Stadium, Gujarat

 Located: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

 Viewer Capacity: 1. lakh

 Built: 1982, repaired in 2020

 Architect: Shashi Prabhu

 Construction Cost: Rs. 400 crores

 

 The new Motera Stadium will be spread over 63 acres. The stadium has a club house with more than 50 rooms, 76 corporate boxes, 4 dressing rooms and 3 practice grounds for cricketers, an indoor cricket training academy, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a parking area that is approximately 3,000 four-wheelers. Vehicles can provide parking for 10,000 two-wheelers.

 2. Melbourne Cricket Ground

 Located: Melbourne, Australia

 Viewer Capacity: 100,024

  Year of manufacture: 1853

 

 Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia is the world's largest cricket stadium with a capacity of 1,00,024 spectators, in which it is a different thrill to sit and watch cricket. The first Test match (15–19 March 1877) in the history of cricket was played in this stadium.

 

 3. Eden Gardens

 Located: Kolkata, India

 Year of manufacture: 1864

 Viewer Capacity: 66,349

 

 The Eden Gardens is also called the Mecca of Indian cricket and is the most popular and largest cricket stadium in India. The first cricket match in this stadium was held as a Test match between India and England on 5-8 January 1934.

 4. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium

 Located: Raipur, Chhattisgarh

 Production Year: 2008

 Viewer Capacity: 65,000

 

 India's former cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has described this stadium as one of the finest stadiums in the world. The first cricket match at this stadium was held in 2010 as a practice match between the Canadian national cricket team and the Chhattisgarh Ranji team. No international cricket match has been organized in this stadium so far.

 

 5. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

 Located: Hyderabad, India

 Production Year: 2003

 Viewer Capacity: 60,000

 

 The first cricket match at this stadium in Hyderabad was held as a test match between India and New Zealand on 12–16 November 2010. This stadium is the home ground of IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad.

 

 6. Greenfield International Stadium

 Located: Thiruvananthapuram, India

 Production Year: 2014

 Viewer Capacity: 55,000

 

 Apart from cricket, football matches are also organized in this stadium located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The first cricket match at this stadium was held as a T20 match between India and New Zealand on November 7, 2017.

 

 7. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

 Located: Kochi, India

 Production Year: 1996

 Viewer Capacity: 55,000

 Located in Kochi, Kerala, this stadium is used for organizing cricket matches along with cricket. The first cricket match in this stadium was organized as an ODI match between India and Australia on 1 April 1998.

 

 8. D.Y. Patil Sports Stadium

 Located: Navi Mumbai, India

 Production Year: 2008

 Viewer Capacity: 55,000

 

 This stadium located in Navi Mumbai is also used for organizing cricket matches along with cricket. Not a single international cricket match has been organized in this stadium so far. The 2008 and 2010 IPL final matches were held in this stadium.

 

 9. Adelaide Oval

 Located: Adelaide, Australia

 Year of manufacture: 1871

 Viewer Capacity: 53,583

 This stadium is called Oval due to its oval shape. The first cricket match in this stadium was held as a test match between Australia and England on 12–16 December 1884.

 

 10. Ekna International Cricket Stadium

 Located: Lucknow, India

 Production Year: 2017

 Viewer Capacity: 50,000

 No international cricket match has been organized so far in this stadium located in Lucknow. The first cricket match at this stadium was organized as a league match of the Duleep Trophy for 2017-18.

 

 11. Docklands Stadium

 Located: Melbourne, Australia

 Production Year: 2000

 Viewer Capacity: 47,000

 Apart from cricket, other sports are also organized at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. The first cricket match in this stadium was organized as an ODI match between Australia and South Africa on 16 August 2000.

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