Rajgir International Cricket Stadium

Rajgir International stadium is an under construction cricket stadium and sports complex in Rajgir, Bihar. After completion of construction, this stadium will be the home of Bihar cricket team. The total capacity of the stadium will be 45,000 seats. Once the stadium is built, it will be the largest stadium in Bihar and the most modern as well.[1][2] Apart from being used for cricket, the sports complex is also being developed in a way so it can also be used for other sports as well like football.[3]

Rajgir International Stadium
Ground information
LocationRajgir, Nalanda, Bihar
Coordinates25.02094°N 85.36457°E / 25.02094; 85.36457
Capacity45,000
ArchitectShapoorji Pallonji Group
Team information
Bihar cricket team (TBA)

History

In 2018, it was announced by the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar that an international cricket stadium will be constructed at Rajgir in Bihar's Nalanda district. On 12 October 2018, Nitish Kumar has laid the foundation stone of Rajgir international cricket stadium. The stadium will be the second stadium in Bihar that could host international matches after Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, and will be built on the model of Sydney Cricket Ground. The stadium will be built on 90 acres of land with an estimated cost of ₹633 Crore. It will serve as an international cricket stadium as well as a sports academy.[2]

The construction should have been completed in 2022, but As of January 2023, only 40% of the works have been finished.[4]

Sports complex and academy

It will be state of art sports complex which will have the facilities for 28 indoor and outdoor games including cricket with all modern facilities like a research center, motivation center, sports library, swimming pool, cafeteria.[5] This stadium will support twenty-five games including cricket, football and swimming.[6]

See also

References
  1. Joy Sengupta (3 August 2014). Land in for cricket stadium on Ranchi model The Telegraph India.
  2. Nadim, Farrukh (4 April 2021). "Rajgir international stadium likely to be ready by March '22". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. Bihar to construct world class cricket stadium Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "नालंदा में इस साल भी पूरा नहीं बना इंटरनेशनल स्टेडियम, 15 वर्ष पहले हुई थी घोषणा". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. "राजगीर में अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्टेडियम का सीएम नीतीश कुमार ने किया शिलान्यास" [CM Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone of the international stadium in Rajgir]. Zee News (in Hindi). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. "Rajgir's international sports stadium, academy may be inaugurated on Bihar Diwas". Hindustan Times. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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