The Narendra Modi Stadium (

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: नरेन्द्र मोदी स्टेडियम), formerly known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium is a

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stadium situated in Ahmedabad,

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. It is the largest stadium in the world, with a seating capacity of 132,000 spectators. Owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and is a venue for

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, and

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cricket matches. The stadium was constructed in 1983 and was first renovated in 2006. It became the regular venue for international matches in the city. In 2015, the stadium was closed and demolished before being completely rebuilt by February 2020, with an estimated cost of . Apart from cricket, the stadium has hosted several programs arranged by the

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. It has hosted matches during the

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, 1996, and 2011 Cricket World Cups. As of 2022, the stadium has hosted 14 Tests, 27 ODIs, 6 T20I matches and 2 IPL matches including the finals of

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edition for which it got the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest recorded match attendance at 101,566 spectators. On 24 February 2021, the stadium was renamed as the Narendra Modi Stadium by the Gujarat Cricket Association after the current Prime Minister of India,

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, a Gujarat native, who was also the president of Gujarat Cricket Association (2009–2014) and the chief minister of the state from 2001 - 2014. It hosted its first ever pink ball test match on 24 February 2021 between

and

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History

1982–2006 (Early years)

Formerly known as the Gujarat Stadium, the ground was renamed in tribute to

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, India's first

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and

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. Before the Sardar Patel Stadium, international cricket matches in the city were played at the

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's stadium of the same name (Sardar Patel Stadium) in the Navrangpura area. In 1982, the Government of Gujarat donated a stretch of land on the banks of the Sabarmati River to build a new stadium. The construction of the Sardar Patel Stadium was completed in nine months. Since then, all International cricket fixtures for the city are hosted here. In the 1984–85 Australia-India series, Sardar Patel Stadium hosted its first ODI, in which Australia defeated

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was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket against Pakistan in the stadium in 1987. In 1983,

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took a nine-wicket haul against the West Indies in 1983, and claimed his 432nd Test wicket at the stadium to become the highest wicket-taker in the world in 1995, which broke Sir Richard Hadlee's previous record. In 1996, the ground hosted a low-scoring Test match against

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, where the visitors lost 105–170.

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took six wickets in the fourth inning of the match. South Africa won in a rematch game when they bowled India out for 76 runs in the first session of the Test match in 2008 and won the game by an inning and 90 runs.

2006–2015 (Rise to prominence)

The stadium became a focal venue of ICC Champions Trophy in 2006 and hosted five of the 15 games played. In order to host the tournament, the stadium was renovated to add three new pitches and a new outfield. Floodlights and covered stands were introduced at the stadium as a part of the renovation program. The Sardar Patel Stadium has hosted games whenever India has hosted the Cricket World Cup, including the first match of the 1996 World Cup between

and

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. However, while the stadium hosted only one game each in 1987 and 1996, it hosted three games in the 2011 World Cup, including the quarter-finals between Australia and

. Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score 18,000 runs in One Day Internationals. As of 19 August 2017, Sardar Patel has hosted 12 Tests, 23 ODIs and 1 T20I.

2015–2020 (Reconstruction)

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

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(). However, the final cost was reported at . The redevelopment, originally planned to be completed in 2019, finished in February 2020.

Conception

The idea to build the new stadium was reportedly proposed by

, the president of the Gujarat Cricket Association and the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the time. Shortly before Modi moved to Delhi after becoming the Prime Minister of India, there were discussions about minor upgrades to the stadium and development of the structure at the pavilion end. Modi asked the officials to build a new larger stadium instead of minor renovation work.

Bids

After starting demolition work at the end of 2015, the Gujarat Cricket Association issued a

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on 1 January 2016 in

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and

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. Nine bidders showed interest and purchased the tender documents, out of which three submitted Technical and Financial bids on time; they were the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Nagarjuna Construction Company, and

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. A Tender Commercial Committee (TCC) of nine experts was formed to evaluate tenders. Additionally, STUP Consultants, a Civil Engineering consultancy firm based in

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, was appointed as the Project Management Consultant to evaluate proposals and technical details of each bid working with the TCC. Each of the three bidders presented their designs, models, and technical details of their concepts & designs. Because of the sheer size and complexity of the project, the bidders were evaluated on multiple parameters like efficiency, resources, the time frame of completion, ease of implementation etc. The bidders were ranked and weighted on all of the parameters. In the end, L&T was finalized as the Principal Contractor to build and design the stadium.

Work

L&T took over the construction work of the stadium in December 2016. On 16 January 2017, the Gujarat Cricket Association oversaw the project, which formally began on the same day. The stadium was planned to be finished in 2 years and the reconstruction project was estimated to cost around ₹700 crore ($93 million). Finishing touches were given to the stadium in February 2020 and it hosted an

day-night test match in 2021. Mumbai-based Commercial Kitchen Consultants "Span Asia" were hired to work with Populous and L&T on all the F&B Related areas such as the Concession Counters, Main Stadium Kitchens, Player Kitchens, VIP/VVIP Boxes, Corporate Boxes, Press & Media Boxes, Pantries, GCA Club and Related areas.

Stadium design and facilities

The redesigned stadium occupies 63 acres of land, with three entry points as compared to one in the old stadium, with a metro line at one of the entry points. It contains 76 corporate boxes that can hold 25 persons each, a 55-room clubhouse, an Olympic sized swimming pool, and four dressing rooms. A unique feature of the stadium is the LED lights on the roof instead of the usual floodlights at cricket grounds. The LED lights are installed on an antibacterial, fireproof canopy with PTFE membrane that covers out of width of sitting area. The roof was done by the company

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and was specifically designed to be lightweight and separate from the seating bowls in order to make it fairly earthquake resistant. The structure eliminates the need for pillars and gives spectators an unobstructed view of the entire field from any place in the Stadium. Outside of the main ground, the stadium is able to accommodate several other features, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an indoor

academy,

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area, a 3D projector theater, and a clubhouse with three practice grounds and 50 rooms. The parking lot can accommodate 3,000 cars and 10,000 two-wheelers. The Narendra Modi Stadium also has a huge ramp designed to facilitate the movement of around 60,000 people simultaneously. The stadium has been designed such that patrons fill the lower levels of the ground for smaller events to maintain the crowd atmosphere when not at full capacity. It has also been planned that the stadium will be connected to the metro station by a skywalk to decrease road congestion. The skywalk is planned to be completed after September 2020, and is a part of the Motera Metro Station project rather than the stadium's. The total area of the stadium is equivalent to 32 Olympic-size

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fields. It is currently the only cricket stadium in the world to have four dressing rooms for the players, which makes it possible to play back to back games in the same day. It is also the only stadium in the world with 11 centre pitches on the main ground.

Major events

Namaste Trump

President Trump and the First Lady in India (49582986283)

The stadium was the venue of the '' Namaste Trump'' event and hosted US President

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and Indian Prime minister

on 24 February 2020. The event mirrored the "

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" event held in

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Records

Test match records

* Highest innings total: Sri Lanka 760/7d – India v Sri Lanka, 2nd innings, 16 November 2009 * Lowest innings total:

76 – India v South Africa, 1 inning, 3 April 2008 * Highest individual score:

Mahela Jayawardene Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene ( si, දෙනගමගේ ප්‍රබෝත් මහේල ද සිල්වා ජයවර්ධන; born 27 May 1977) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who is the current consultant coach ...

275 (Balls: 435 4x27 6x1) – Sri Lanka v India, 16 November 2009 * Best bowling:
(in an innings)

9/83 – India v West Indies, 12 November 1983
(in a match)

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11/70 – India v England, 13 February 2021 * Most runs: Rahul Dravid (India) 771 Runs (Mat:7 Inn:14 HS:222 Ave:59.30 SR:49.10 100x3 50x1),

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– 642 runs,

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– 574 runs * Most wickets:

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(India) 36 Wickets (Mat:7 Runs:964 BBI:7/115 BBM:10/233 Ave:26.77 Econ:2.29 SR:70.1 5W/I:3 10W/M:1),

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- 29 wickets,

– 14 wickets

One Day International match records

* Highest total:

365/2 – India v South Africa, 1st innings, 27 February 2010 * Lowest total:

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85 – Zimbabwe v

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, 1st innings, 8 October 2006 * Highest individual score:

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144 (Balls:152 4x8 6x6) – India v Zimbabwe, 5 December 2000 * Best bowling:

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4/19 (9.2 overs) – Australia v Zimbabwe, 21 February 2011 * Most runs:

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– 316 runs,

– 215 runs * Most wickets:

(India) 10 Wickets (Mat:6 Runs:156 Best:3/26 Ave:15.60 Econ:3.04),

Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga ( si, සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; born 28 August 1983), nicknamed "Slinga Malinga", is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers ...

– 7 wickets,

- 6 wickets

Notable events

Sardar Patel Stadium was where some notable events occurred: Sachin Tendulkar waiting

* First Day Night Test Match Played on 24 February 2021 between

completed 10,000 runs in Test cricket in 1986–87 against

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. *

, who had taken 9 wickets in an innings in the first match on this ground, taking his 432nd wicket in Test cricket to pass Sir Richard Hadlee's record in 1994. * In October 1999,

scored his first Test Match double-hundred in a match against New Zealand. * Sachin Tendulkar completed his 20 years of International Cricket in the stadium on 16 November 2009 against Sri Lanka. During the same game, Sachin Tendulkar reached a landmark of 30,000 runs in International cricket. * Sachin Tendulkar became the first-ever cricketer to score 18,000 runs in one day cricket in a match against Australia during

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. *

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reached his first double-hundred against India during the second test of South Africa's tour to India in 2008. *

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Final between the Gujarat Titans and the Rajasthan Royals. *

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scored 39 runs during the IPL 2022 final to end the season with a total of 863 runs in the season, the second highest in IPL history.

Cricket World Cup

Sardar Patel Stadium has hosted One Day Internationals (ODIs) for all the Cricket World Cups held in India.

1987 Cricket World Cup

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1996 Cricket World Cup