2 Dec 2020, Chandigarh: Jay Shah, Secretary, Board of Control of Cricket (BCCI) in India yesterday visited New International Cricket Stadium being constructed by Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) at Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Mr Jay Shah took over as Secretary, BCCI in October, 2019. Arun Thakur, Treasurer of BCCI also accompanied him along with other officials.
This is for the first time that the Secretary & Treasurer have visited the construction site. Mr Shah shared his global experiences and guided the PCA team on best practices on construction of stadium and pitches for the game. PCA President Rajinder Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary along with the Project Team were present at the site. BCCI Secretary advised the team to complete activities to have the first match in the new international stadium in the shortest possible time. The requirement of Project Management Consultant was also discussed along with appointment of Architect having global experience. BCCI team also shared concerns on maintenance and self-sustainability of the project.
Earlier, PCA President Rajinder Gupta welcomed Mr Jay Shah to New stadium and took him to ground, pitches, boxes, stands and utility areas. Both had met yesterday also to discuss promotion of Cricket in Punjab at grass root level and bringing transparency. Mr Shah invited to visit recently constructed Ahmedabad Stadium having capacity of more than 1 Lakh and experience best practices and how various knowledge partners have executed State of Art Stadium.
