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Formerly
known
as
the
Gujarat
Stadium,
the
ground
was
renamed
in
tribute
to Sardar
Vallabhbhai
Patel,India's
first Home
Minister and Deputy
Prime
Minister.
Before
the
Sardar
Patel
Stadium,
international
cricket
matches
in
the
city
were
played
at
the Ahmedabad
Municipal
Corporation's stadium
of
the
same
name (Sardar
Patel
Stadium)
in
the
Navrangpura
area.
In
1982,
the
Government
of
Gujarat
donated
a
100-acre
(400,000 m2)
stretch
of
land
on
the
banks
of
the Sabarmati
River to
build
a
new
stadium.
The
construction
of
the
Sardar
Patel
Stadium
was
completed
in
nine
months.Since
then,
all
International
cricket
fixtures
for
the
city
are
hosted
here.
In
the
1984-85
Australia-India
series,
Sardar
Patel
Stadium
hosted
its
first ODI,
in
which Australia defeated India.
Sunil
Gavaskar was
the
first
cricketer
to
score
10,000
runs
in
Test
cricket
against
Pakistan
in
the
stadium
in
1987.In
1983, Kapil
Dev took
a
nine-wicket
haul
against
the
West
Indies
in
1983,
and
claimed
his
432nd
Test
wicket
at
the
stadium
to
become
the
highest
wicket-taker
in
the
world
in
1995,
which
broke Sir
Richard
Hadlee's previous
record.In
1996,
the
ground
hosted
a
low-scoring
Test
match
against South
Africa,
where
the
visitors
lost
105–170. Javagal
Srinath took
six
wickets
in
the
fourth
inning
of
the
match.
South
Africa
won
in
a
rematch
game
when
they
bowled
India
out
for
76
runs
in
the
first
session
of
the
Test
match
in
2008
and
won
the
game
by
an
inning
and
90
runs.
The Narendra
Modi
Stadium,
commonly
known
as
the Motera
Stadium,
is
a cricket stadium situated
inside
the Sardar
Vallabhbhai
Patel
Sports
Enclave
in Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
India.
As
of
2021,
it
is
the largest
stadium
in
the
world,
with
a
seating
capacity
of
132,000
spectators. It
is
owned
by
the Gujarat
Cricket
Association and
is
a
venue
for Test, ODI,
and T20I cricket
matches.
The
idea
to
build
the
new
stadium
was
reportedly
proposed
by Narendra
Modi,
the
president
of
the Gujarat
Cricket
Association and
the
Chief
Minister
of
Gujarat
at
the
time.
Shortly
before
Modi
moved
to
Delhi
after
becoming
the Prime
Minister
of
India,
there
were
discussions
about
minor
upgrades
to
the
stadium
and
development
of
the
structure
at
the
pavilion
end.
Modi
asked
the
officials
to
build
a
new
larger
stadium
instead
of
minor
renovation
work
when
he
learned
about
the Melbourne
Cricket
Ground.
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