Vizag to host 5 Women's Cricket World Cup matches
He said he was happy that BCCI had allotted five matches to AP. He announced that the ACA was planning to own one Cricket stadium in every district.
Sivanath chaired the ACA general body meeting held in a hotel on Sunday. The ACA members discussed the construction of stadiums, hosting national and international Cricket matches in AP, proposed International Cricket stadium in the capital Amaravati, funds allocation and cricketing activities in the State.
Later addressing the media, ACA president Sivanath alias Chinni said he was very happy that Vizag is hosting five international women's World Cup matches.
He said the ACA has its own lands in Kurnool and Nellore districts and efforts are on to construct the stadiums in these two districts. Referring to the proposed International Cricket stadium in Amaravati, Sivanath said the ACA has asked the State government to allocate 65 acres land in Amaravati for construction of International Cricket stadium in the capital Amaravati and proposals were made to construction a stadium with international standards.
He said the ACA secretary Sana Satish and IT Minister Nara Lokesh already spoke to ICC chairman Jay Shah. He said the BCCI has given consent for construction of Cricket stadium in Amaravati. ACA secretary Sana Satish said the ACA general body meeting discussed the construction of cricket stadiums in every district. He said Women's World cup tournament will be held in September and October 2025 and five matches were alloted to Vizag. He thanked the BCCI for allotting five matches to AP.
He said the annual budget for district associations in AP doubled and Rs 40 lakh will be allocated instead of existing Rs 20 lakh. He said cricket will get big boost in the district with more allocation and stated more Cricket matches will be conducted and players will get more experience.
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