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ACA International Cricket Stadium (also known as Andhra Cricket Association International Cricket Stadium) is a cricket stadium under construction in the town of Mangalagiri which is the part of the Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation. It is situated in Mangalagiri, Guntur District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh nearly Template:Convert from Guntur, Template:Convert from Tenali and Template:Convert from Vijayawada.[1]
In 2000, Andhra Cricket Association wanted to construct an International Stadium in Vijayawada, but due to lack of area this stadium plan was moved to Mangalagiri. Although cricket ground has been constructed, the stadium construction along with audience gallery did not start.
In 2013 , Andhra Cricket Association proposed construction of the south zone stadium in mangalagiri as part of zonal wise academies with North and Central zone academies in vizianagaram and kadapa respectively.[2] ACA tried to start the construction and Indoor stadium has been built next to the cricket ground for players to practice cricket. But the main stadium construction was quickly put on hold at the foundation level, because of architectural issues.[3] As the plan to setup capital for newly formed state of Andhra Pradesh, the works of the stadium resumed from 2015.[4]
Anurag Thakur (then BCCI Chief), Galla Jayadev (Member of Parliament), Kesineni Srinivas (Member of Parliament), and Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao inaugurated the stadium at A.P Capital Amaravati on 30 May 2016,[5] with construction company IVRCL Limited winning the rights for the project, worth Template:INRConvert.[6] It is owned by Andhra Cricket Association. The stadium is spread over an area of Template:Convert with a seating capacity of 34,000.[7][8]
VVS Laxman, the former Indian batsman, inaugurated the Central Zone Academy of Andhra Cricket Association in June 2013.[9] The stadium will include a club house and an indoor cricket academy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India made Andhra Cricket Association the headquarters of the Indian women's cricket team.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eco-friendly stadium coming up at Mangalagiri. The Hindu(2013-03-29). Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ Andhra Cricket Association Academies in AP - TV5.
- ↑ International Cricket Stadium in Mangalagiri | AP New Capital | 10TV.
- ↑ ACA's Mangalagiri stadium to be ready by 2018. The Hindu(2016-09-23). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ IVRCL bags orders worth Rs 1,098 crore. The Hindu Business Line(2013-07-12). Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ International cricket stadium for Vijaywada near NTR health university. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ ACA’s Mangalagiri stadium to be ready by 2018
- ↑ ACA Central Zone Academy.
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