Kohli’s India have a new playground

By Richard Edwards

Grand arena: The MCG is currently the world’s largest cricket ground – but it is about to be eclipsed
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AUSTRALIA’S fortunes may have risen and fallen since 1877 but one thing has remained constant – the fact that the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the iconic MCG, or simply the ‘G’, has been world cricket’s largest venue.
That, though, is about to change.
In Gujarat, construction is well underway to create a stadium that will eclipse the 100,000 capacity of the jewel in Australian cricket’s crown, with the ...

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