In Pics- PM Narendra Modi interacts with Sachin Tendulkar, other legendary cricketers at inaugural ceremony of international cricket stadium in Varanasi

In Pics: PM Narendra Modi interacts with Sachin Tendulkar, other legendary cricketers at inaugural ceremony of international cricket stadium in Varanasi1/6

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met and interacted with former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, World Cup 1983 winning skipper Kapil Dev, legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar and former all-rounder and India head coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday. PM Modi laid the foundation stone for a new international cricket stadium in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday.  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BCCI president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla also attended the event along with these aforementioned cricketers.  2/6

PM Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BCCI President Roger Binny, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev during the foundation stone laying ceremony of an international cricket stadium, in Varanasi. (PTI Photo)

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PM Modi being presented a jersey of the Indian team by former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar during the ceremony. (PTI Photo) 

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PM Modi with BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and others during the ceremony of an international cricket stadium. The thematic architecture of this stadium draws inspiration from Lord Shiva, with crescent-shaped roof covers, trident-shaped floodlights, a seating arrangement resembling the flights of stairs at ghats, and Bilvipatra-shaped metallic sheets on the facade. (PTI Photo)

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PM Modi with former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Sachin Tendulkar in Varanasi. This will be Uttar Pradesh’s third international cricket stadium after Kanpur and Lucknow. (PTI Photo)

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Supporters hold cut-outs of PM Modi during the foundation stone laying ceremony of International Cricket Stadium yesterday. The Uttar Pradesh government has spent Rs 121 crore on land acquisition for the stadium while the BCCI will spend a further Rs 330 crore on its construction. (PTI Photo)