Because the ICC Males’s One Day Worldwide World Cup inches nearer, Chennai and the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium can be on the centre of consideration as it should host India’s first match of the match in opposition to Australia on October 8. With the preparations now in full swing, ICC’s head curator, Andy Atkinson, visited the venue on Friday to take inventory of the pitch and the outfield.
TNCA Secretary R.I. Palani instructed Sportstar, “It’s a routine inspection carried out earlier than a giant match. He was delighted with all of the amenities and the work we now have performed. Now we have all the pieces in place to host the video games, and he was even pleasantly stunned that we now have issues in place already.”
New LED lights have been put in within the 4 floodlight towers on the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai forward of the ICC Males’s ODI World Cup.
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New LED lights have been put in within the 4 floodlight towers on the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai forward of the ICC Males’s ODI World Cup.
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B JOTHI RAMALINGAM/THE HINDU
For the reason that finish of the IPL in Could, no matches have been held on the venue, permitting the TNCA to do some upkeep work on all of the pitches within the sq..
Forward of the World Cup, new LED lights have been put in within the 4 floodlight towers, that are 40-50 p.c extra power environment friendly than the previous lamps.
The stadium – which is able to host 5 World Cup league matches – underwent a major revamp just lately, with new stands on the pavilion finish that have been opened earlier than the India-Australia ODI held earlier this yr in March.