IPL 2023: While the IPL 2023 season will kick off on March 31, fans in Noida are celebrating as the Uttar Pradesh cricket association (UPCA) has approved the development of an international cricket stadium in Noida. It will be the first international cricket facility in Noida, allowing the city to host international matches, as well IPL games. The UPCA committee for constructing sports stadium gave its approval on March 17. Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
IPL 2023 matches to be held in Noida? UPCA gives verdict on the matter
With a green signal given, UPCA have begun the stadium work in Noida. A consortium of developers, including Tata, Godrej, and Birla, will develop the facility. However, there won’t be any matches held in IPL 2023 in Nodia. UPCA earlier told that the stadium will take approximately three years to build. But after the completion of stadium and approval by BCCI and ICC, there could be a possibility that IPL matches will be played in Utter Pradesh during IPL 2025.
“The consortium of developers from Noida had submitted a proposal willing to develop an international cricket stadium in sector 150. Subsequently, our committee has approved the proposal saying that the facility should be according to the norms of international cricket control board specifications.”
“Once developed, Noida can host all kinds of international cricket matches. Noida will become the fourth city in Uttar Pradesh, after Kanpur, Lucknow, and Varanasi, to have an international stadium. We have just acquired land for a stadium in Varanasi. We may also build one in Ghaziabad if the land parcel is made available,” said Ankit Chatterjee, chief executive officer of UPCA, on Tuesday.
The consortium’s lead developer, Lotus Greens construction private limited said that the stadium would be ready to host international matches three years after the work gets started in the site.
“It is a source of pride for Uttar Pradesh that the state will soon have a world-class sporting infrastructure. In this sport-integrated township, we have roped in various noted industry players like Tata, Godrej, Birla, Hero, Prestige, and Eldeco to develop state-of-the-art sports facilities such as a nine-hole golf course on a 38-acre plot as well as a tennis court. In addition, we are selecting the agency and player to develop the international cricket stadium,” said a spokesperson of Lotus Green Sports City.
The stadium will have a sitting capacity of 40,000, just like other stadiums in Utter Pradesh.
Editors pick
