India’s globe-trotting cricketers have been astonished by the sight of the world’s greatest stadium in Motera because it took them an hour to get used to the power whose dressing rooms are linked to the fitness center.
The 1,10,000 capability stadium is about to host its first worldwide match — the Day/Night pink ball Test between India and England from February 24.
“To be honest, to be in the word’s largest stadium, we actually cannot wait to have the fans around and see the atmosphere, which will be tremendous,” stated flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya in a video posted by the BCCI.
“All the boys loved it, I think, for us, it took almost one hour to get used to the size of the ground, the kind of facilities it has provided us, I feel really, really proud that we have this in India, where we can host so many people and we can have wonderful games here.”
Overwhelmed at its dimension and amenities, Pandya continued, “To be trustworthy, I’ve not seen a fitness center linked to my dressing room… for the primary time I believe I’ve seen a fitness center linked to the dressing room, which is unbelievable.
How good is that view for a nets session 😍😍#INDvENG #CrewIndia @Paytm pic.twitter.com/v0sfOMfzHp
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 20, 2021
“I can’t thank the GCA enough and all the people who have worked really hard to make a stadium so wonderful that we can’t wait to actually come back again and play here.”
The four-match Test sequence is tied at 1-1 after India made a powerful comeback with a powerful 317-run victory within the second match in Chennai.
Speaking concerning the new stadium, India quantity three Cheteshwar Pujara stated, “It’s an amazing feeling, it’s a huge, huge stadium and we all are looking forward to playing our first pink ball Test at Motera.”
“It’s an amazing ground with big dressing rooms, it’s quite spacious and we are enjoying the facilities out here.”
He additionally spoke concerning the fitness center.
“The gym is next to the dressing room so you know it’s very useful for guys who want to train in between the game or whenever there is time. Gym is excellent, it’s quite spacious and we did our first gym session here today and we had a good time.”
First pink-ball Test at Motera 👌State-of-the-art amenities 👏
As the world’s largest cricket stadium gears as much as host the @Paytm #INDvENG pink-ball Test, pleasure ranges are excessive within the #CrewIndia camp 😎🙌 – by @RajalArora
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 20, 2021
The stadium may also host the fourth and ultimate Test between the 2 nations.
Opener Mayank Agarwal stated, “To enter Motera and see the stands, the way in which it’s constructed, it’s unbelievable. It’s a large floor, by no means earlier than have we performed in such an enormous floor and it feels nice.
“We came specifically to the ground today just to have a gym session and a few of us wanted to run. We have never seen an association having a gym facility like that, it was a pleasure training here.”
The promising Shubman Gill, who has impressed within the possibilities he has obtained up to now, stated, “It’s such a proud moment for all of us, the world’s biggest stadium is here in India. Facilities are excellent and everything is spacious, it’s huge.”
