President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday inaugurated the world's largest cricket arena here, the refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium, which will now be known as Narendra Modi stadium -- renamed after the country''s Prime Minister. "We have decided to name it after the country's Prime Minister. It was Modi ji's dream project," said Shah after the inauguration. The stadium, which was earlier named after India's first deputy prime minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, has been renamed after current prime minister Narendra Modi and will henceforth be known as the Narendra Modi Stadium.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday inaugurated the world's largest cricket arena here, the refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium, which will now be known as Narendra Modi stadium -- renamed after the country''s Prime Minister. "We have decided to name it after the country's Prime Minister. It was Modi ji's dream project," said Shah after the inauguration. The stadium, which was earlier named after India's first deputy prime minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, has been renamed after current prime minister Narendra Modi and will henceforth be known as the Narendra Modi Stadium.