Melbourne cricket Ground
Melbourne is the sports capital of Australia and Melbourne cricket ground (MCG) is one of the two most important cricket stadiums in the world and it has got the largest capacity of people of about 100,012 which was opened in the year 1854.This stadium is the land mark of Melbourne and MCG is called as the sports holy temple.MCG has got the highest light towers in the world other than any sporting venues.MCG had became the venues of the 1956 summer olympics and 2006 commonwealth games.This stadium is the largest cricket stadium in the world and makes up the 8th largest stadium in the world while Eden Gardens of india holds the 22nd position and carries the 2nd spot in cricket stadium.
The 2011 cricket world-cup will be conducted in 3 countries namely India,Sri Lanka and Pakistan.As a part of it India is planning to construct an international cricket stadium at the Karunkuzhipallam village in Kanchipuram district which is 25km from chennai and is likely to be built in a 50 acre plot.The committee suggests that this stadium will be the largest stadium in the world and the most attractive feature of this stadium is that there will be a retractable roof which help to save the matches getting spoiled by rain.
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I want to see world biggest cricket ground
please provide detail about largest stadium to be built near chennai in india…….i like the MCG.ITS WONDERFUL STADIUM.
India needs to play Australian rules football. Then you will fill your stadiums all year round and produce even better cricketers. Actually, forget I said that.