Chennai set to bowl out Eden

[Desi Cartman]

CHENNAI: Plans are afoot to bowl out Melbourne and Eden Garden cricket stadiums. The world's largest cricket stadium is all set to come up near Chennai in time for World Cup 2011, which India will co-host with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The executive committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association will finalize the contractor to build the "ultra modern cricket stadium" on a 50-acre site in Karunkuzhipallam village in Kanchipuram district, 25km from the city. The stadium's name will be announced by the association after consultation with the state government. The highlight of the stadium, besides the size and seating capacity, will be a retractable roof to ensure matches don't get washed out during rain. :dance: TNCA president N Srinivasan said the stadium would be on a par with world standards. "The government has leased out the land to us for 30 years and we have remitted Rs 1 lakh as payment. TNCA executive committee will meet on Thursday to discuss plans, including awarding of construction contract," Srinivasan told TOI . The stadium complex will occupy 30 acres. "The stadium will have more seating capacity than Eden Gardens or the Melbourne Cricket Ground, though we can't give an exact number at this stage. It will meet futuristic safety standards," said TNCA honorary secretary KS Viswanathan. Melbourne has a seating capacity of close to 1 lakh, while Eden Gardens can accommodate up to 90,000 spectators. The rest of the area will be used for two smaller fields for research and training, besides rehabilitation.

[Dravid]

finally a ***ing roof:yay:

[Sachinism]

no mention of how many seats? btw i hope the sight screens work properly

[kablooee87]

Sounds awesome. It's going to be quite the turnaround time if they can get it ready for 2011 considering they are still finalizing plans. So what happens to Eden Gardens?

[DadaRocks]

Isnt WC2011 final already scheduled to be hosted in Mumbai.....This new stadium shud host the WC2011 final between Pak & Aus

[Cricketics]

Isnt WC2011 final already scheduled to be hosted in Mumbai.....This new stadium shud host the WC2011 final between Pak & Aus

well u have option to change the venue of the final in your pcb sports wc2011 ps1 game

[satishg]

go chennai go India :yay::yay::dance::icflove:

[Sachinism]

well u have option to change the venue of the final in your pcb sports wc2011 ps1 game

:hysterical:

[satishg]

well u have option to change the venue of the final in your pcb sports wc2011 ps1 game

brilliant tics :hysterical::cantstop:

[Chaos]

well u have option to change the venue of the final in your pcb sports wc2011 ps1 game

hoho tics nailed this paki dude :hysterical::hysterical:

[Predator_05]

It's about time India moved away from the large and lifeless concrete block stadiums. Mumbai already has a top class stadium in DY Patil and now we'll get another one here in Chennai. Good stuff. I don't know if retractable roofs are a good idea though

[flamy]

This is awesome. And why arent retractable roofs a good idea? There's one in Aus innit?

[cowboysfan]

I said something similar to this(a better stadium than eden )to be built in Bangalore and you guys laughed at the idea -I hope this is true and they can complete it by 2011 but its going to be expensive-especially with the roof).the new cowboys stadium(which will seat upto 100,000 also has a retractable roof and it costs upto $1 BILLION dollars.lets say it will cost a 1/10th of that in india and it will still be $100 million. hope the new chennai superkings IPL franchise is also paying part of the bill.

[Desi Cartman]

This is awesome. And why arent retractable roofs a good idea? There's one in Aus innit?

yes its called Telstra dome .. The problems are no wind , its very difficult to have a good grass cover. I think its a good idea

[cowboysfan]

telstra dome is a closed roof but the one in chennai will be a retractable roof-Now that i think about it the retractable roof(if its built) will have to be be largest of its kind by a big margin.

[Desi Cartman]

telstra dome is a closed roof but the one in chennai will be a retractable roof-Now that i think about it the retractable roof(if its built) will have to be be largest of its kind by a big margin.

No telstra dome has a retractable roof

[cowboysfan]

thanks dd-whats it capacity?.

[Desi Cartman]

thanks dd-whats it capacity?.

around 35000 I think ... it hosts footy games (aussie rules football)

[SachDan]

Great news for Chennai crowd. so many matches were washed out just when it looked like heading for a nice finish.

[Kartikey]

Oh boy, thats awesome. But I can imagine the stuck up Englishmen going, why does there need to be a roof because if it rains let the players go off because of tradition.