Controversy over naming Motera as Narendra Modi Stadium, find out how many stadiums are named after leaders in the country

Ahmedabad. Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The controversy over the renaming of the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad as Narendra Modi Sports Stadium has started. President Ramnath Kovinde inaugurated the stadium on Wednesday. Most notably, the name change was kept a secret until the opening ceremony. Arguments have been made in his favor and against him since the matter came to light.

Congress leader Hardik Patel called it an insult to Sardar Patel. So there are many others who are protesting against this. So there are people who are endorsing this. It is important to note that this is not the first time that a stadium has been named after a politician. Especially in our country, this history is years old.

In our country, there are no stadiums named after any cricketer, but there are many stadiums named after politicians, English officials and their addressees. So let's find out how many stadiums are named after politicians in the country,

There are 9 cricket stadiums in the country named after former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Out of which domestic and international matches have been played at 8 stadiums. The nine stadiums are located in New Delhi, Chennai, Cochin, Indore, Guwahati, Marago, Pune and Ghaziabad. So there is a cricket stadium in Hyderabad named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Arenas are also named after him in Hyderabad, Dehradun and Kochi. So there are three arenas in the country named after Indira Gandhi. Which is in Guwahati, New Delhi and Vijayawada.

There are 2 cricket stadiums named after former Prime Minister and tall BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee. One is located in Lucknow and the other in Nadaun in Himachal Pradesh. Similarly, a stadium is named after Sardar Patel in Valsad. The stadium in Ahmedabad was also named after him. In the year 2019, the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi was renamed Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The most special thing is that not a single stadium in India is named after any cricketer. However the stadium is named after the circuit administrators. MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Secondly, cricket stadiums are named after English officials and their sisters. The Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata are examples.