Minister in charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa said an international cricket stadium will come up at Varakodu on outskirts of Mysuru.
Fielding reporters queries during a ‘Meet the Press’ programme organized by Mysuru District Journalists’ Association (MDJA) in Mysuru on Saturday, Mr. Mahadevappa said former international cricketers Srinath and Anil Kumble had met him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the previous tenure of the Congress government, when he was Minister for Public Works, with regard to an international standard cricket stadium in Mysuru.
There is proposal to establish a cricket stadium at Varakodu by sanctioning land from Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) for the purpose, he said.
