Lucknow: Here is good news for sports lovers specially cricketers and also for Lucknowites as after Kanpur’s Green Park, now Uttar Pradesh has got another international stadium because of newly constructed Ekana International cricket stadium is ready to host world class matches as its fabulous features.
The Ekana Sports City International cricket stadium built in posh Gomti Nagar locality is almost ready to host matches. But, sad news is this for spectators that there is no possibility of any match in this stadium in current year 2017.
Lucknow’s Ekana International cricket stadium is India’s 2nd largest play ground in country:
On other hand, there were chances that one match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 likely to be played here as The Duleep Trophy 2017 season already commenced at the newly built Ekana International stadium in Lucknow, which has hosted the opener game on 25th and will host the final on 29th while Kanpur’s Green Park stadium will host the other two games.
Now if we talk to about this new stadium, Lucknow’s Ekana International cricket ground is the second largest stadium after the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This newly constructed Sports city center having a capacity of about 500000 spectators at a time.
Main features of Ekana International cricket stadium of Lucknow:
* The stadium has six flood lights to organise One Day International (ODI) of world standard to conduct day and night matches besides having 2 huge big LED screen for proper display of match features.
* A 10 feet wide space has been left between the main ground and spectators. Also if rain occurred between any games they the water will be drained from the ground in this space and ground will be ready for match resumption within fifteen minutes.
* There is also a separate lab for testing the dope test of any player in which any player can be examined immediately if required.
* The sitting arrangement of the stadium is in such a manner that the match will look similar from any angle. Apart from this there are about eight separate boxes for sitting purpose of ICC pavilion, commentator, media center, corporate, special guest, camera, umpire and general public box.
* The drainage system of the stadium is made in such a fabulous way that the ground will be ready after rains within 15 minutes to resume match.
* There is a facility of space to park more than a thousand cars and more than five thousand two wheelers in the parking area of the stadium.
* There are about 40 international level standard toilets in the stadium, which is bigger than in comparison of toilets at any world class airports.
* Near about 50 thousand people together can see any match at the stadium premises and in comparison to England’s Lords ground the capability of this stadium is just double.
* This international stadium is built on 15 acres of lands.
