Sorry if this is a silly question, but why must there be a roof.
How much less does it cost if there is no roof
The roof will be 51m at the highest point and has been give the go ahead from the ICC. My concern is with how much more it will likely cost with the timber roof, because many have said it will be a lot more expensive but I'm not sure.It's a very nice looking design, and looks like it holds more than 23,000 seat in that internal image, but it also looks like that roof maybe too low for Cricket to be played there, but I guess we won't know until we get a better idea of the dimensions of the stadium and the height of the roof. I do like the idea and a wooden roof, the new engineered wooden beams are incredibly strong.