Constructed on the outskirts of Gwalior, the newly-built Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium will make its worldwide debut on Sunday when it hosts the primary T20 match between India and Bangladesh. Captain Roop Singh Stadium within the metropolis had hosted Gwalior’s final worldwide match in 2010 when Sachin Tendulkar smashed the primary ODI double hundred.
“Solely section 1 of the stadium has been accomplished now. We are going to begin the second section as quickly as we get the funds from the BCCI. Jay Shah has promised us to provide Rs 110 crores to finish section 2 of this stadium. On our finish, we’ll begin our work after the match,” Prashant Mehta, president of the Gwalior Division Cricket Affiliation (GDCA) tells The Indian Specific.
The present capability of the stadium is 30,000 and as soon as section 2 is accomplished it would have a complete capability of 55,000.
“It took us seven years to finish this stadium. The stadium is supplied with all the trendy amenities. The drainage is top-class. However we have to enhance our drainage system exterior the stadium as 15 days in the past it bought flooded after an unprecedented rain,” he says.
This would be the second stadium that the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Affiliation (MPCA) will personal. The Holkar Stadium situated within the coronary heart of Indore has hosted three Take a look at matches and Mehta is assured that in a couple of years time, Gwalior will host a Take a look at match.
“We’d certainly need to host a Take a look at right here. That’s the final word purpose,” he says.
“Sure it’s a bit removed from the town however belief me the craze of cricket right here is second to none. Within the Madhya Pradesh League closing, we introduced free entry for followers. Contained in the stadium, there have been 25,000 folks and round 20,000 had been exterior. We needed to request the folks to go house as all of the seats had been occupied.”
