The newly-built Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat was renamed Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the pink-ball Test between India and England on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday inaugurated the newly-built stadium in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju.
On February 24, 2019, the then President of United States, Donald Trump had visited Motera Stadium for the 'Namaste Trump' event, and exactly one year later, the newly-built stadium will now be hosting its first international cricket match.
The stadium is the biggest cricket stadium in the world as it has a total capacity of 1,32,000. The stadium is oval in shape and as a result, whenever a match is played on any of the 11 pitches, the boundary size will remain the same on both sides. Shadow mapping was also done before the construction of this stadium and as a result, no shadows would be seen during the twilight period.
Earlier, Rijiju had said that the newly-built Motera Stadium is not just the largest, but it is also one of the best stadiums in the world.
