{"id":8870,"date":"2025-03-27T13:19:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T07:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=581493"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T07:49:42","slug":"indias-largest-cricket-stadium-to-be-built-in-amaravati-with-iccs-nod-set-to-host-2029-national-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/indias-largest-cricket-stadium-to-be-built-in-amaravati-with-iccs-nod-set-to-host-2029-national-games\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s largest cricket stadium to be built in Amaravati with ICC\u2019s nod, set to host 2029 National Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India is set to witness the rise of its largest cricket stadium as the <strong>International Cricket Council (ICC)<\/strong> has given its formal go-ahead for the ambitious project in <strong>Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh<\/strong>. Once completed, the stadium will boast a <strong>seating capacity of 1.32 lakh<\/strong>, surpassing the current record held by the <strong>Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Andhra Cricket Association (ACA)<\/strong> had earlier announced its intention to build the stadium at an estimated cost of <strong>Rs 800 crore<\/strong>, with the venue forming the <strong>centerpiece of a sprawling 200-acre sports city<\/strong>. According to reports by MyKhel, the stadium will be ready ahead of the <strong>2029 National Games<\/strong>, offering a state-of-the-art infrastructure capable of hosting all formats of international cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Key features of the stadium include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Multiple pitches for Tests, ODIs, and T20s<\/li>\n<li>Advanced floodlighting systems<\/li>\n<li>Eco-friendly construction with sustainable energy practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ACA has requested <strong>60 acres of land<\/strong> from the Andhra Pradesh government and is expected to secure <strong>financial support from the BCCI<\/strong>, supplemented by local fundraising initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark project is poised to redefine the cricketing landscape in southern India and further strengthen India\u2019s global sporting presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India is set to witness the rise of its largest cricket stadium as the International Cricket Council (ICC) has given\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}