England and Wales Cricket Board officials happy with Rajkot's new stadium

AHMEDABAD: The newly-built stadium by Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) on the outskirts of Rajkot continues to impress all visitors.
The latest admirers are the three England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officials, who inspected the stadium recently before the scheduled visit of their national team to India later this year for a full series comprising of four Tests, two Twenty20 games and five ODIs, the first of which will be played in Rajkot on January 11.
The trio of John Carr, Reg Dickason and Ian Smith were happy with the facilities and approved of the stadium, ground, wicket, dressing rooms. Carr is the director of cricket, Dickason is the director of security and Smith is the legal director of the Professional Cricketers Association.
They have so far visited Kochi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Rajkot. Except Dharamasala, they will visit and inspect all the venues.
This must rank among some of the best cricket stadiums in the world. It s easily the finest we ve visited in India so far. The ground is lovely with a lush-green outfield. I m told the wicket is a bit batting-friendly, which means you can have an exciting one-day game with both the teams scoring many runs. The dressing rooms are elegant and spacious. The sitting arrangements for the spectators are also excellent, Carr said.