Tamil Nadu plans to build India’s biggest cricket stadium in Coimbatore

[Tillu]

 

The state government has floated tenders to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to construct the proposed international cricket stadium in Coimbatore, planning to have a facility with the largest seating capacity in the country.

Highly placed Sports Department officials told DT Next that a request for proposal (RFP) has been floated to prepare the DPR and engage a design consultant among other requirements for the development of the international cricket stadium.

The bidders have been asked to submit the bid within a month. Sources said the site earmarked for the cricket stadium is located 16 km from Coimbatore

city on NH 544 connecting Salem and Kochi. The State Prisons Department has 200 acres of land there, of which 198 acres would be acquired for the stadium

once the DPR preparation is over.

 

 

The Sports Department are looking at constructing the stadium with the “largest spectator seating capacity in the country”, and would have five-star facilities for members, VIP and corporate sectors, state-of-the-art players’ lounge, media and broadcasting centre, cafeterias and restaurants

for the public, viewing galleries, and a cricket museum.

 

Sources said the idea was to have facilities, including an indoor practice arena, specialist indoor fielding zone, pitch curation training, lecture theatres and a high-performance centre.

For the players’ centre, the government has invited ideas from the bidders for restaurant, spa, dormitories and recreation facilities. A members’ clubhouse, sports bar and restaurant are also in plan.

The Department has recommended MA Chidambaram Stadium in Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Chepauk constituency and M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as live case studies, while the Lords Cricket Stadium in London had been cited as net case study.

Among other objectives that the bidders will be given is the creation of a forum for research and rehabilitation for players, umpires, technicians and coaches. They have also been asked to Incorporate of all possible recent concepts involving stadium design to make it state-of-the-art, technological infra like media facilities, administration, marketing and PR-related backup, besides high standard of public seating and hospitality.

 

Dtnext

 

Edited August 10 by Tillu

[Tillu]

Guess they will name it after Karunanidhi.

[rageaddict]

Building something extraordinary is the only way possible to have any chance of hosting a Prominent WC Match otherwise the Panoti Stadium will continue to hog all the important matches, no other Indian stadium has a chance as long as Panoti is in Power 

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[Kron]

First develop one genuine fast bowler. TN

 

Salah lowdes

[Number]

So it is the state govt that is funding it.

Other sports people's reaction to state govt : 

 

 

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[singhvivek141]

Finally a wise decision.
Coimbatore's climate is milder as compared to Chennai, it will for sure encourage the fast bowlers from TN to go at full tilt.
Hope they keep the boundary dimensions to 75-80m atleast and not a puny one like in Wankhede or Chinnaswamy.

[Stan AF]

20 minutes ago, Kron said:

First develop one genuine fast bowler. TN

 

Salah lowdes

How fast do you bowl asshole

[Gollum]

Indians always choose quantity over quality.

 

And useless obsession with size, largest stadium, largest statue.

[Kron]

26 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

How fast do you bowl asshole

What's that got to do with TN producing a fast bowler? Even with mrf academy, Anda

Anda fast bowlers. 

 

I am not a pro cricketer. I am a fan. I pay money to watch these shitheads perform. For my entertainment. They need to be bleeding out there for the country. TN since lakshipathy balaji who himself was a trundler has produced zero fast bowlers for India. Waste land for pacers. 

 

Even ruined kuldeep Sen. *ing useless state for quicks. 

 

 

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[Stan AF]

3 minutes ago, Kron said:

What's that got to do with TN producing a fast bowler? Even with mrf academy, Anda

Anda fast bowlers. 

 

I am not a pro cricketer. I am a fan. I pay money to watch these shitheads perform. For my entertainment. They need to be bleeding out there for the country. TN since lakshipathy balaji who himself was a trundler has produced zero fast bowlers for India. Waste land for pacers. 

 

Even ruined kuldeep Sen. *ing useless state for quicks. 

 

 

Seems like you yourself cannot do jackshit. But expect someone else to do the same.

 

And look at the entitled attitude in your post. Are you paying out of your pocket for anything you just said above? TN owes nothing for entitled sanctimonius pricks like yourself.

[Stan AF]

This bloody forum is full of entitled naarthies who think they can bark orders at southern states.

[Kron]

24 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

Seems like you yourself cannot do jackshit. But expect someone else to do the same.

 

And look at the entitled attitude in your post. Are you paying out of your pocket for anything you just said above? TN owes nothing for entitled sanctimonius pricks like yourself.

Ofocurse I expect. I dint train to play cricket from a young age. Hell I would have tried too if I had the support. I played football. Cricket was secondary. 

 

As fans we expect them to perform. Players need to accept criticism. TN doesn't owe **** to me? Ok. But they owe **** to TN fans. When is the last time they won ranji? 

 

First produce a fast bowler

 Otherwise move the *ing mrf academy from TN and tenasfer it elsewhere. You know a place where they actually produce fast bowlers.

 

Most useless state for fast bowlers. 

 

I am paying out of pocket via internet, merchandise, streams etc. That's more than enough. Too much infact. Most importantly time. Will they pay me back the time ? 

 

TN owes india fast bowlers. Can't even produce one *ing fast bowler. Not one lmao. 

[Stan AF]

It might be oblivious to narcissist naarthies like you but most from TN don't give a rats ass about ranji or anything else. Cricket is a Sport and is just entertainment. nothing else.

 

We have more pressing things to be worried about. If we start questioning about naarthies and their cultural and economic input to the indian society then this thread will go haywire.

 

 

[Stan AF]

You guys first start buying train tickets when you start boarding trains. That would be a good start.

[singhvivek141]

47 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

This bloody forum is full of entitled naarthies who think they can bark orders at southern states.

What's a Naarthi ?

 

Is Mumbai in "Naarth"..they have won most Ranji trophies.

 

Is Karnataka in "Naarth"..they have produced gem of a fast bowler like Srinath. First express bowler ever from the land of India.

 

Is Kerala in "Naarth"...Sree's 2 match winning wickets of Gilly & Haydos in T20 WC semifinal were the best combo of pace, aggression and movement. 

 

TN hasn't produced any fast bowler after L Balaji...Lokesh Raj who is the quickest from TN is nowhere to be seen.

[Lone Wolf]

Another case of collosal waste of money.  

Only happens in Vishwaguru land.  There were reports of another useless concrete structure being built in Kanpur I guess.

This takes the cake.

 

When will Central government wake up?

[singhvivek141]

Just now, Lone Wolf said:

Another case of collosal waste of money.  

Only happens in Vishwaguru land.  There were reports of another useless concrete structure being built in Kanpur I guess.

This takes the cake.

 

When will Central government wake up?

Kanpur already has Green Park.

I think you're talking about Varanasi.

[Lone Wolf]

Just now, singhvivek141 said:

Kanpur already has Green Park.

I think you're talking about Varanasi.

Yeah I heard it will be in UP so thought it could be Kanpur  in same budget they could build multiple astro turfs throughout the state.

At some point Central Government or sports ministry must stop this lunacy.  Knock some sense into these crazies 

[figo6762]

Narendra modi stadium was a waste of money along with that giant  ass statue …. now this .. can’t they use this money to solve water crisis in the Kaveri delta ? How many farmers will benefit ? Can’t they use it to solve for water crisis ? Can’t they use it to invest in road safety .. just doesn’t make any sense .. just doesn’t make sense .. 

[singhvivek141]

10 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Yeah I heard it will be in UP so thought it could be Kanpur  in same budget they could build multiple astro turfs throughout the state.

At some point Central Government or sports ministry must stop this lunacy.  Knock some sense into these crazies 

Building Cricket Stadiums is nothing but a sense of pride now.

Existing stadiums itself are hardly managed. No one remembers now if there is a stadium in Dehradun, Raipur, Ranchi etc

 

Mumbai for ex has 3 existing stadiums..Brabourne & Wankhede are next to each other at a stone throwing distance. They have DYP as well in Navi Mumbai...heard that they are creating 4th stadium as well. Another waste of money.