In pics: President Kovind inagurates world's largest cricket stadium in Motera

Spread over 63 acres, the stadium has been built at an estimated cost of ₹800 crore. Australian architect firm Populous, which designed the Melbourne Cricket Stadium among others, is the architect of the new stadium. It has 11 pitches made of both red and black soil and is the only stadium in the world to have same soil surfaces for the main and practice pitches.