Sachin Tendulkar Presents PM Modi An Indian Shirt With Namo-1 Inscribed On Back

Sachin Tendulkar gifts Indian jersey to Indian PM Narendra Modi (Twitter)

Sachin Tendulkar attended Varanasi for the foundation stone ceremony of a new international cricket stadium with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah also attended the event to signal the construction of the stadium.

Moreover, fellow batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and current BCCI President Roger Binny were also in attendance in Varanasi along with vice president Rajiv Shukla.

Sachin Tendulkar gifts PM Modi an Indian team jersey

Gathered around with fellow elites in Varanasi for the upcoming stadium’s stone laying ceremony, Sachin Tendulkar gifted Prime Minister Narendra Modi a customised version of Indian team’s national jersey.

The jersey, numbered one, had PM Modi’s initials imprinted on them which he graciously accepted in front of a huge crowd in Varanasi.

Watch: Sachin Tendulkar gifts PM Modi an Indian jersey

The venue, positioned in the Rajatalab vicinity, is expected to be finalised and finished by December 2025.

The state-of-the-art sports stadium will reportedly cost around ₹451 crore, and will have the financial backing from the Uttar Pradesh government as well as from the BCCI.

According to officials, the stadium will have a seating capacity of 30,000 spectators and will feature distinctive elements like trident-shaped floodlights, seating arrangements resembling ghat steps and crescent-shaped roof covers. The press statement further claimed that the architectural design of the stadium will be inspired from the lore of Lord Shiva.

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