Cricket World Cup Venues to Get an Upgrade: Imported Grass, New Outfields, Better Floodlights

 New floodlights and commercial boxes in Mumbai; a relaid pitch in Lucknow; upgraded dressing apartments in Kolkata; new outfield with an imported lawn in Dharamsala; a new roof in Pune; an upgraded marking system and bettered toilets in Delhi. These are some of the systems to be accepted at the venues that will host the ICC 50- over World Cup games in October- November.


Different colosseums have different requirements. Mumbai’s Wankhede Colosseum, set to host four league games and a semi-final, will have its outfield relaid while upgrading to new LED lighting, as well as revamping the commercial boxes and toilets.

The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is installing new LED lights and the forecourt has been dug up to implant two red soil pitches. Lucknow, which is hosting India’s game against England, will be relaying its pitches that entered a lot of flak during the IPL.

expansive work has formerly been done at the HPCA Stadium at Dharamsala. The venue couldn’t host the Test distributed to it against Australia as additional work wasn’t completed but now claims to be ready to host five World Cup games – including India’s hassle against New Zealand. A new drainage system that has 6,000 metres of thin pipes has been installed, an air- evacuation system that can get relieved redundant rainwater in a quick time, ryegrass reportedly stylish and suitable for the cold rainfall, and swash beach and clay tested at a lab in Scotland have been used on the outfield. Ryegrass was first planted at temperatures between 3 to 15 degrees in downtime and mixed with shade-resistant Paspalum lawn, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association said in a statement.

We wanted to ensure we've good drainage installations and got lawn from abroad. We changed many seats and painted the daises.

Mumbai Cricket Association chairman Amol Kale assured that the Wankhede Stadium, which hosted the 2011 final, will be furnishing a world-class structure and stylish hospitality service.

Maharashtra Cricket Association chairman Rohit Pawar explained that the ongoing Maharashtra Premier League( MPL) has given them a fair idea of areas of enhancement for the Pune Colosseum.

We want to give introductory installations like clean toilets, good roads and ample parking space. If any seats are in bad shape we will be replacing them. We'll see whether the fencing essence is ok, the ticket compendiums are working or not. Our drainage system is fine, so are the floodlights, ” Pawar told this review.

At Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, onlooker seating and toilets are being refurbished, piecemeal from upgrading the marking software.

still, the seats are being changed and the toilets repaired. The software at the turnstiles will also be upgraded so the entry process for suckers is smooth, ” Delhi and District Cricket Association joint clerk Rajan Manchanda said. The lawn at the ground has also been recarpeted during the off-season, he verified.

TAGS: 2023 World Cup, Dharamshala Cricket Stadium, Eden Gardens, Mumbai Wankhede Stadium

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