Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium

Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium

Ground information
Location	Mangalagiri, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates	16°26′13″N 80°33′11″E / 16.437°N 80.553°ECoordinates: 16°26′13″N 80°33′11″E / 16.437°N 80.553°E
Establishment	TBA
Capacity	40,000
Owner	Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh
Operator	Andhra Cricket Association
Tenants	Andhra cricket team
End names
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International information

Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium under construction in Mangalagiri of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. Located at 15 mi (24 km) from Guntur City and 10 mi (16 km) from Vijayawada, it falls under the central zone of Andhra Cricket Association. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy laid the foundation, with construction company IVRCL Limited winning the rights for the project, worth ₹1097.57 crore (US$160 million).^[1]

Former India batsman VVS Laxman inaugurated the Central Zone Academy of Andhra Cricket Association in June 2013.^[2] The stadium will include a club house and an indoor cricket academy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made Andhra Cricket Association as the headquarters of Indian women's cricket team.

References

1. different orders-worth-rs-1098-crore/article4908462.ece "Construction company" Check |url= value (help). The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
2. "ACA Central Zone Academy". indianexpress. Retrieved 2014-05-11.