▁international ▁matches ▁between ▁Full ▁Member ▁teams . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁secretary ▁Raj ee v ▁Sh uk la ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁said ▁the ▁Jay pe e ▁Group , ▁who ▁are ▁developing ▁a ▁Sports ▁city ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁No ida ▁are ▁building ▁a ▁cr icket ▁stad ium ▁there ▁and ▁UP CA ▁has ▁already ▁in ked ▁a ▁fifty - year ▁agreement ▁with ▁them ▁to ▁hold ▁matches . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁added ▁that ▁stad ium ▁will ▁be ▁ready ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁hold ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁and ▁One - Day ▁International ▁matches . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁spect ator ▁capacity ▁at ▁the ▁stad ium ▁will ▁be ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁but ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁stad ium ▁had ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁I CC ▁to ▁give ▁it ▁a ▁status ▁for ▁holding ▁Test s ▁and ▁One ▁Day ▁International ▁matches . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁qualified ▁for ▁holding ▁all ▁matches ▁except ▁Test s ▁and ▁O D Is , ▁but ▁later ▁confirmed ▁to ▁host ▁any ▁international ▁match . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁home ▁ground ▁of ▁the ▁Afghan istan ▁cr icket ▁team . ▁However , ▁the ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁is ▁currently ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁no ▁current ▁plans ▁to ▁upgrade ▁it ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁initially ▁planned . ▁ ▁Sh uk la ▁said ▁they ▁were ▁ready ▁to ▁take ▁Green