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ICL signs deal with Sardar Patel stadium

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has signed an agreement with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for upgrading the Sardar Patel Stadium. ICL will spend Rs 10 crore for upgrading the stadium, including an investment of Rs 3-4 crore for floodlights, apart from developing the outfield, pitch, dressing rooms, stands and common areas.

ICL plans to revamp the ground completely, during the tenure of the contract, which will give Ahmedabad its first-ever world class stadium with playing facilities and infrastructure of international standards. It also plans to set up numerous youth academies across India with robust infrastructure of global standards.

The Ahmedabad Rockets are one of the the teams already playing in the unofficial league, and boasted the likes of Murray Goodwin, Damien Martyn and Wavell Hinds last season.

A total of 34 matches is scheduled for the new ICL season which begins on October 10, 2008. The Sardar Patel Stadium at Navrangpura will become the fourth ground to host ICL matches, after the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon and the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad.

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