Although cricket enjoys massive popularity in the country of 1.3 billion, sceptics point out that India already has more than a dozen stadiums capable of holding international matches. Narendra Modi - The 15th and current Prime Minister of India since 2020, Narendra Damodardas Modi will celebrate his birthday the 5th time while chairing the head of the government. © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2021. Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on Sunday, 17 September 1950 ( Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, Bombay State (presently Gujarat), India. On Sunday [09.08.2020], Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the help amount of 17 thousand 100 crores to 8.55 crores farmers of the country under the Agricultural Infrastructure Fund of 1 lakh crores. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 24, 2020 The last match played at the old stadium was way back in 2014, when it hosted one of the One-Dayers between India and Sri Lanka. “It was a dream of Amit Shah and Modi-ji to build the biggest cricket stadium,” a senior Gujarat Cricket Association official, who asked to remain anonymous, said. On March 24th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the few heads of government who had announced a stringent nationwide lockdown, for 21 straight days. Narendra Modi Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Measurements, Net Worth, Family, Affairs, Marriage, Wiki & much more! AHMEDABAD: Amid tight security, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a roadshow here on Monday. 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Trump will also follow China’s Xi Jinping, Japan’s Shinzo Abe and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as just the latest head of state to visit Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s biggest city, since Modi took office in 2014. “We have seen with infrastructure, that you build it (and) it kind of becomes a white elephant and it’s not used as much as it should be,” veteran sports writer Ayaz Memon said. Narendra Damodardas Modi (/ ˌ n ə ˈ r eɪ n. ð r ə ˈ ð ɑː ˌ m oʊ. “Now that we have the world’s biggest cricket stadium, I am sure the BCCI will set aside big matches including IPL (Indian Premier League) games.”. UAE allows Modi to address Indians in UAE from their stadium, something not given to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who had asked for it repeatedly. The World's Largest Cricket Stadium Situated In Ahmedabad City of India with the Capacity of 1,10,000 Spectators. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Located near the banks of the Sabarmati River, it was. 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