The foundation stone for the world’s third-largest cricket stadium was laid by Sourav Ganguly.
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The foundation stone for the world’s third-largest cricket stadium was set in Jaipur by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.
The International Cricket Venue in Jaipur will be India’s second-largest and the world’s third-largest cricket stadium.
The Rajasthan Cricket Academy (RCA) will construct the new international stadium on 100 acres of land in Jaipur, near the Jaipur-Delhi bypass.
A total of 75,000 people will be able to sit in the stadium.
With a capacity of 132,000 spectators, Narendra Modi Stadium (formerly Motera Stadium) in Ahmedabad is now the world’s largest stadium.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia is the second-largest stadium, with a capacity of 1,00,024 spectators.