Now cricket excitement won’t be ruined by rain: England’s first indoor stadium will have these features

Delhi: Every difficulty in cricket has been solved, but when the game stops due to rain, there was no solution to it. However, now this problem is being solved in a new way. Ever since the concept of ‘season’ in international cricket is coming to an end, is such an arrangement being made in every country, so that cricket can be played throughout the year without worrying about the weather? Remember last year when the Afghanistan-New Zealand Test series in Greater Noida was canceled without playing a single ball due to the problem of rain, wet outfield and drainage. The Sri Lanka-England series was also affected due to poor light. Can these effects be avoided despite rain?

For this, experts suggest that cricket should be played in the indoor stadium. Although lights have already been used in cricket, but playing cricket in the roof stadium has not been fully accepted yet. Although cricket has been played in some indoor stadiums, it was not fully adopted. Therefore, even though cricket has been played at Docland Stadium in countries like Australia, cricket is still being affected by the rain.

Now the England Cricket Board is moving in this direction. They are building a stadium that will have a roof, so that cricket can be played, cricket can be played. So let’s know some special things related to this project:

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has recently collected 500 million pounds (about Rs 5528 crore) by selling shares of the Hundred franchise, working on a plan to build a completely cover stadium. The aim of this stadium is that cricket matches can be held throughout the year, no matter what the weather is. This will be the first such stadium in England and will be the largest infrastructure project of English cricket so far. In view of the rain pattern in England in the last few years, between October 2022 to March 2024, when England received the highest rainfall and more than 100 Test matches were canceled, the need for this stadium was felt.

The stadium will be built in Old Trafford in Manchester, which is the most affected stadium ever, where one day game is canceled in every 2.7 Test match on an average. The roof of this stadium will be made from plastic ethylene tetrafluoroheeline (ETFE), which will be light, durable and transparent, which will bring plenty of lights and grass will also grow well. In addition, rain water falling on the roof will be collected and used for outfield irrigation. With such a step, England will be an important step towards taking cricket to a new level, and cricket lovers will now be able to experience Test cricket in the indoor stadium.

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