UP: Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri bound for Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lay the foundation stone for the international cricket stadium in Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will also be there at the ceremony in Varanasi. Former legendary Indian cricketers Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, and Dilip Vengsarkar will also be present at the ceremony and are headed to for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the international cricket stadium.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the International Cricket Stadium in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Saturday afternoon.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government has spent Rs 121 crores on land acquisition for the construction of the International Cricket Stadium in Varanasi. Moreover, the BCCI will spend Rs 330 crores on the stadium’s construction.

Cricket legends headed for Varanasi

The former India head coach Shashti on Saturday took to social media ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote in a post, “Varanasi bound. Great to be amongst Greats and colleagues for Mumbai and India. Just a few international runs and wickets there. Pic of a lifetime. Gr8 memories.”

Varanasi bound. Great to be amongst Greats and colleagues for Mumbai and India. Just a few international runs and wickets there. Pic of a lifetime. Gr8 memories. @sachin_rt @BCCI 🇮🇳🙏 pic.twitter.com/AowpVZ2l1C

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) September 23, 2023

Veteran players like Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Shastri, Vengsarkar will be present at the foundation stone laying ceremony. The event will also have the presence of key figures from the BCCI, including President Roger Binny, Vice President Rajiv Shukla, and Secretary Jay Shah, the release stated.

The thematic architecture of this stadium draws inspiration from Lord Shiva, with designs developed for crescent-shaped roof covers, trident-shaped floodlights, ghat steps-based seating, and Bilvipatra-shaped metallic sheets on the facade. The stadium will have a capacity of 30,000 spectators.

Furthermore, many veteran players are expected to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony. After Kanpur and Lucknow, this will be Uttar Pradesh’s third international cricket stadium.

(With Agency Inputs)