As the ICC Men’s One Day International World Cup inches nearer, Chennai and the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium shall be on the centre of consideration as it would host India’s first match of the match towards 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 informed Sportstar, “It is a routine inspection carried out before a big tournament. He was delighted with all the facilities and the work we have done. We have everything in place to host the games, and he was even pleasantly surprised that we have things in place already.”
Since the tip of the IPL in May, no matches have been held on the venue, permitting the TNCA to do some upkeep work on all of the pitches within the sq..
Ahead of the World Cup, new LED lights have been put in within the 4 floodlight towers, that are 40-50 % extra vitality environment friendly than the previous lamps.
The stadium – which is able to host 5 World Cup league matches – underwent a big 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.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com