Ahead of the upcoming 50-over World Cup Indian Cricket Board is looking to upgrade five cricket stadiums in the country. The game has earned huge money for the board in the last decade and the board is looking to invest it for the betterment of fans and players. Notably, despite being the world’s richest board Some venues in India deprive with lack of facilities and services at the Stadiums.
In a list accessed by the Press Trust of India, it has been revealed that Board is looking to spend hundreds of crores to provide basic facilities at the stadium. Five venues have been finalized for renovation which includes Wankhede Stadium of Mumbai, Eden Gardens of Kolkata, Arun Jaitley Stadium of Delhi, PCA stadium of Mohali, and Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium of Hyderabad.
According to the news agency, Indian Cricket Board will look to spend INR 100 crores to revamp the Delhi stadium, INR 117.17 crore for Hyderabad, INR 27.47 crore for the iconic Eden Gardens, INR 79.46 crore for the ageing PCA stadium in Mohali and INR 78.82 crore for Wankhede. The cost will increase drastically if roof work is involved. Although, the team is set to finalize the budget soon and will start renovation right after the ongoing IPL 2023.
India is set to host World Cup after 12 years
The Indian cricket board is set to host the 50-over World Cup after 12 years. The Board is looking to give one of the best facilities to the fans and players and renovation of Stadiums is one of those steps. Meanwhile, Board has shortlisted twelve venues to host the 46-day-long event.
48 games of the tournament will be played at twelve potential locations including Ahmedabad, which is probably where the championship game will be played, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Mumbai. The 46-day event will have 48 games in total. The previous time India hosted the ODI World Cup was in 2011 when Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s squad won the championship.
