Jaipur to get third largest cricket stadium in the world with 75,000 capacity

It has been learned that Jaipur is all set to have third largest cricket stium in world in terms of seating capacity. This has been anunced by Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). Earlier this year, iconic Motera Stium in Ahmedab was inaugurated after its revation and it is officially world's largest cricket stium with a seating capacity of 1,10,000. Australia's Melbourne Cricket Ground takes second spot with a seating capacity of just over 1 lakh i.e. 1.02 lakh to be precise whereas, Jaipur Stium will have a seating capacity of 75,000. Jaipur currently has a cricket stium named 'Sawai Mansingh Stium' that hosts IPL matches each season and is home ground of 2008 IPL winners Rajasthan Royals.

As per reports, RCA’s secretary Mahendra Sharma conceded that stium would be spre over 100 acres. land has been worked out in Chonp vill, which is situated 25 km from Jaipur on Jaipur-Delhi highway. At same time, it has also been learned that construction is scheduled to get underway in four month's time.

stium will also boast of so many or facilities that include indoor games, sports training acemics, a clubhouse, and a parking spot for 4000 vehicles. Or than all se things, re will be two practice grounds for Ranji Trophy matches, 30 practice nets for players as well as restaurants for spectators, and on top of that, re will be a press conference room which can seat upto 250 people as per reports.

Regarding financing, Sharma said BCCI owes Rs90 crore to RCA while association will seek a grant of Rs100 crore from BCCI. Rs 100 crore will be taken as loan and Rs60 crore will be amassed by selling corporate boxes in stium.