Top 5 Biggest Cricket Venues In The World

Cricket is a popular sport in the world, with many countries now opening up to play Cricket. Also, the fact that many leagues are now emerging to give a new flair to the game.

Stadiums are the most crucial thing in any sort of Cricket, they are not just mere tall buildings and a green outfield but a lot more, it more terms of Backdrop behind and in front of the grounds, capacity, and most importantly the emotions which it has recorded, the hard-fought victories, the gut-wrenching defeats and all of it.

In this article, we will discuss the top 5 biggest stadiums in the world.

Top 5 Biggest Stadiums In the World (In terms of capacity)

1. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

The Newly built Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Motera is the biggest Cricket stadium in the world with a capacity of 132,000. The old stadium was refurbished and then this huge gigantic stadium came into existence.

2. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

The iconic 'G' in Melbourne falls Second on our list, the venue has hosted many historic games from Ashes to the World Cup Finals. The ground has a capacity of 1 Lakh.

3. Eden Gardens, Kolkata

The Iconic Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, has given many reasons for Indian cricket, however many also remember it for an infamous semi-final in 1996 against Sri Lanka. Coming to capacity the ground can accommodate up to 68000.

4. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur

The stadium in Raipur is another colossal stadium in India, unfortunately apart from a few IPL games the venue hasn't got much opportunity to host International games. It was only in 2023 when Raipur made its international debut while hosting an ODI against New Zealand early last year. Raipur also made its T20I bow in the very same year when it hosted a T20I match between India and Australia right after the end of the ODI World Cup. On the Capacity front, the venue can accommodate up to 65000 people. To become the fourth on the list of biggest Cricket grounds in the world.

5. Optus Stadium, Perth

Another newly built venue in Perth the Optus Stadium has replaced the iconic W.A.C.A to be the front-runner for International matches. The venue has hosted the T20 World Cup games in 2022. The venue has also hosted Ashes games. On the capacity front, the venue can accommodate up to 61000. Perth becomes the last venue in our list to be ranked amongst the biggest Cricket Stadium in the World.