There are reports that the location for the international cricket stadium in Coimbatore has been decided.
Cricket ground
During the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had promised.
Location selection task
In that way, the work of selecting the place for this was done intensively. In this, 4 locations have been identified for the first phase of construction of the cricket ground namely Coimbatore Ondiputhur, L&T Highway, a place near Bharatiyar University and the Central Jail Ground.
20 acres of land required
It was already informed by the sports department that 20 acres of land will be required for the construction of a cricket ground with facilities like ground, players’ waiting room, changing room and parking.
Ministerial Udayanidhi Study
Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who came to Coimbatore to participate in the DMK Triennial function held in Coimbatore on June 14, visited the Ondiputhur area directly to find out the possibilities of setting up an international cricket ground.
“We have started the preliminary work to select a suitable place for setting up an international cricket stadium in Coimbatore” and “We will ensure that the city of Coimbatore, which excels in industry, will rise further in the field of sports in a way that the world is watching closely,” Minister Udayanidhi had posted on his X site page on the day of the survey. This gave hope and happiness to the people of Coimbatore that a cricket ground would be built.
Open Air Jail Road
At this stage, the information about the selection of the place has been released. According to reports, there are moves to transfer the 20.72 acre cent land in Ondipudur area, which has a government outpost-open prison road, to the Department of Youth Welfare and Sports for setting up an international cricket ground.
Cricket ground in Ondiputhur
With this, it seems that the cricket ground in Ondiputhur area of Coimbatore has been confirmed. The people of Coimbatore are happy with this.
It is noteworthy that the Coimbatore Member of Parliament Ganapathi Rajkumar recently spoke at the textile machinery and spare parts exhibition that when the airport expansion and the international cricket stadium come in the Coimbatore district, the economy here will increase manifold and thus the employment will increase.
