Watch: In Varanasi, Sachin Tendulkar gifts the India jersey to PM Modi
The Batting Legend of India Sachin Tendulkar has presented a team India jersey to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he laid the foundation stone for the Varanasi international cricket stadium. Many former cricketers, including Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, and Dilip Vengsarkar, were present on the big occasion. BCCI secretary Jay Shah presented the prime minister with a bat.
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The land for the stadium was acquired at a cost of Rs 121 crore, while the BCCI will spend Rs 330 crore on its construction. Situated near the Ring Road in the Rajatalab area, the stadium will reportedly be built at a cost of Rs 451 crore and is expected to have a capacity of 30,000.
The stadium is set to be built with iconography paying tribute to the holy culture of the city in UP and will feature crescent-shaped roof covers, floodlights shaped like a trident, patterns resembling bel leaves, and one of the structures shaped like a ‘damru’, a hand percussion instrument associated with Lord Shiva. The spectators’ gallery of the stadium will resemble the steps of the ghats of Varanasi.