Here are 10-salient features about Motera Stadium, the venue chosen for Trump-Modi iconic event: 1 With a seating capacity of 1,10,000, the stadium will overtake the current record-holder, the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (Approx 95,000 capacity) as the biggest cricket stadium in the world. The stadium has been rebuilt after demolishing the old one which had a seating capacity of 49,000 spectators. The architect of the new Motera Stadium is the Australian company Populous. 2 While the new Motera stadium is crowned by its infrastructural superiority, the old stadium had witnessed some iconic cricket moments. Motera is the venue where Sunil Gavaskar breached the 10,000-run barrier in Tests and Kapil Dev went past Richard Hadlee’s record for most Test wickets. 3 The newly-constructed Motera Stadium houses 75 Air-conditioned Corporate Boxes. 4 Motera Stadium has a club house with 55 rooms, indoor and outdoor games, restaurants, an Olympic size swimming pool, gymnasium, party area and a 3D projector theatre/TV room. 5 The stadium has food courts and hospitality area in each stand. 6 It also houses a cricket academy and indoor practice pitches. 7 The stadium has pavilions and a hi-tech media box in addition to a field of play with LED lights which is a first for a stadium in India. 8

The parking facility of the stadium is impressive with capacity for 3,000 cars and 10,000 two-wheelers making it the biggest parking area within a stadium premises. The parking facility of the stadium is impressive with capacity for 3,000 cars and 10,000 two-wheelers making it the biggest parking area within a stadium premises. 9 But if you don't want to take a private vehicle, then that will work just fine as the stadium is connected to Ahmedabad metro. 10 The stadium also has additional cricket grounds with smaller pavilion area.It also has facilities for multiple other sports like football, hockey, basketball, kabaddi, boxing, lawn tennis, running track, etc.

NEW DELHI: With heightened security and preparations in order, the Sardar Vallabhai Patel stadium (SP Stadium) in Motera, Ahmedabad, is all-set to welcome US President Donald Trump . The world's largest cricket stadium , popularly known as the Motera Stadium, awaits arrival of the US President who is scheduled to address the " Namaste Trump " event alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today.The US President is travelling to India with a high level delegation for a 36-hour visit and will also be accompanied by wife Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner."Namaste Trump" is Indian counterpart of "Howdy Modi" and is set to be the highlight of the US President's India visit with both leaders showcasing strong India-US relations amidst a cheering crowd.