The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning a massive renovation of at least five big stadiums in India at an estimated cost of over R500 crore ahead of the ODI World Cup in October-November. The richest cricket board in the world now has the cricket fan in mind—the lifeblood of the game—and intends to close the gap when it comes to providing basic facilities.

During the India-Australia Test series in February-March, fans vented ire over unclean toilets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The Wankhede in Mumbai had undergone renovation before the India-Australia ODIs last month after a fan complained of poor sanitary conditions at the stadium. There were also a couple of reports about women cricket spectators complaining about abysmal toilets as the WPL took off earlier this year.