How does Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad look a week before the World Cup opener?

The one-lakh plus capacitated stadium will be hosting the 2023 ODI World Cup opener between New Zealand and England on October 5.

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   Ground staff around the strip at the Narendra Modi Stadium less than a week before the World Cup opener between New Zealand and England. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran. 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad)

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   The one lakh plus capacity venue will be hosting the opening game of the upcoming World Cup, the India-Pakistan league stage clash and the final on November 19. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad) 

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   It'll be the refurbished stadium in Motera will host an ICC tournament. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad) 

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   Calm before the storm, the Narendra Modi Stadium is expected to create World Cup attendance records come October. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad) 

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   A ground worker applying the World Cup banner at the Narendra Modi Stadium. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad)

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   The venue last hosted the Indian Premier League final in May, with the MS Dhoni-led CSK beating home side Gujarat Titans in the final. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad)

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   Ongoing preparations at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad ahead of the start of ICC mens cricket World Cup. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad) 

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   Seats at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad being hosed. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 28-09-2023, Ahmedabad)