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Sports Stadiums

The Motera Stadium (officially known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium )

● It is a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad , Gujarat , India.

● As of 2020, it is the largest cricket stadium in the world .

● It was in the news recently as the ‘Namaste Trump’ event was organised at this

stadium.

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

● It is a Cricket Stadium.

● Located in Jaipur , Rajasthan.

● It is named after Sawai Man Singh II, the erstwhile ruler of the princely state of

Jaipur.

Captain Roop Singh Stadium

● Located in Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh.

● The ground has flood lights and has hosted day-night encounters.

● It was originally a hockey stadium named after great Indian hockey player Roop

Singh who was part of the Indian hockey team which won gold medals for India

at 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was the younger brother of Dhyan

Chand.

VCA Stadium , The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

● Located in Nagpur , Maharashtra.

● VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidarbha for the domestic Ranji

Trophy and Central Zone teams for the Duleep Trophy tournament.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium , officially known as Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium

● Located in Guwahati , Assam.

● It hosts domestic and international cricket matches.

● The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 and is one of the finest in the country having all

the modern facilities.

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

● Also known as Sarusajai Stadium.

● It is a football & Athletics stadium in Guwahati , Assam.

● It was the main venue for the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games 2020.

Moin-ul-Haq Stadium

● located in Patna , Bihar.

● The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people.

● It is used for cricket and football .

● It is the home ground of Bihar Ranji Team. It is maintained by the Bihar Cricket

Association.

● Named after Moin-ul-Haq, an Indian coach who made important contributions to sports

and education. He was a pioneer of the Olympic movement in India.

The Patliputra Stadium

● Located in the Patliputra Sports Complex.

● Multi-purpose stadium in Kankarbagh, Patna , Bihar.

Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium

● Multi-purpose stadium situated at Silchar , Assam .

● The stadium is used for football and cricket and has a capacity of around 30,000.

● Named after the father of Sri Santosh Mohan Dev, former Union Minister.

Nurul Amin Stadium

● Multi purpose stadium in Nagaon , Assam .

● The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football & cricket .

● Named after renowned sports organizer Nurul Amin.

The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium

● Also known as Naya Raipur International Cricket Stadium .

● Located in Naya Raipur , Chhattisgarh .

● It has a seating capacity of 65,000.

● Stadium is named after Veer Narayan Singh Binjhwar, a landlord from Sonakhan who

spearheaded the 1857 war Indian independence in Chhattisgarh.

Arun Jaitley Stadium

● Previously known as Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (being near the Kotla fort).

● Cricket stadium located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi .

● Established in 1883 (It is considered that it is the 2nd oldest stadium of India after Eden

Gardens).

● DDCA named four stands of the stadium after former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi,

Mohinder Amarnath, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli.

The KD Singh Babu Stadium

● It is a Multi-purpose stadium.

● Named after the famous hockey player Kunwar Digvijay Singh.

● The stadium was established in 1957 and it is located near the busy Hazratganj area of downtown Lucknow .

● The stadium is also the home ground for the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team .

● Kunwar Digvijay Singh was vice-captain in the 1948 Olympic Games. The Indian team won a gold medal on this

occasion.

● He was also the captain of the Indian team, which won the Gold medal at the 1952

Helsinki Olympic Games

Barkatullah Khan Stadium

● It is located in Jodhpur , Rajasthan.

● It is currently used mostly for cricket .

● Barkatullah Khan was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 9 July 1971 to 11 October

1973, when he died in office.

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

● It is an international cricket stadium in Mumbai, India.

● The Wankhede stadium hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, in which India

defeated Sri Lanka and became the first country to win the cricket world cup on home

soil.

● Named after Mumbai Cricket Association’s President Barrister Sheshrao Wankhede in

1974.

● Wankhede Stadium is the HQ of BCCI.

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium

● Also known as the Khandheri Cricket Stadium.

● It is a cricket stadium in Rajkot , Gujarat.

● It is Gujarat's first solar-powered stadium.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

● It is a sports stadium located in New Delhi , India.

● Primarily a venue for football and athletics .

● The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was originally constructed by the Government of

India to host the athletic events and ceremonies of the 1982 Asian Games.

● The stadium is a part of the Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex in central Delhi,

which also houses the HQ of the Sports Authority of India.

Other Stadiums named after Jawaharlal Nehru :-

✓ Nehru Stadium , Pune .

✓ Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ( Chennai ) – Home ground of Chennaiyin FC, ISL football club.

✓ Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Kochi - home ground for Kerala cricket team, Kerala Blasters FC (Indian Super

League).

✓ Nehru Stadium , Indore (It sports a statue of C.K. Nayudu), C K Nayudu was the first captain of Indian Test Cricket.

✓ Nehru Stadium , Guwahati .

✓ Fatorda Stadium , Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao , Goa .

The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

● It is the principal cricket stadium in Uppal , Hyderabad , Telangana

● Home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association.

● North End is named after VVS Laxman.

● Final of 2017 & 2019 Indian Premier League was played here.

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium

● Located in Bangalore , Karnataka.

● It regularly hosts Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODI) and other First-class

cricket matches.

● Home ground of Royal Challengers Bangalore .

● Formerly known as the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, it was later

rechristened in tribute to Mr. Mangalam Chinnaswamy, who donated land for

stadium and served the KSCA for four decades and was also president of the

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 1977–1980.

Holkar Cricket Stadium

● Located in Indore , India.

● It was earlier known as Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground. But in 2010,

Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association renamed it after the Holkar dynasty of the

Marathas that ruled Indore.

● There are many things named ‘Holkar’ in Indore, for e.g. Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar

Airport.

Green Park, Kanpur

● The stadium hosted the 500 th test played by the Indian team.

● It was named after British lady Madam Green who used to come here for horse

riding.

● The stadium is nicknamed as ' Woolmer's turf ' in the memory of late cricket coach

and player Bob Woolmer who was born in McRobert Hospital opposite to the

stadium.

HPCA Stadium, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium

● Located in the city of Dharamshala District in Himachal Pradesh, India.

● Highest cricket stadium in India.

Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

● Located in Nerul in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chenna i

● Located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

● Named after M. A. Chidambaram, former President of BCCI

● Also known as the Chepauk stadium.

● It is the home ground of Chennai Super Kings.

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

● The Eden Gardens is a Cricket & Football multipurpose ground in Kolkata, India.

● Established in 1864, it is the oldest cricket stadium in India.

● It is the home venue of Kolkata Knight Riders.

Some other stadiums : -

✓ Moti Bagh Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Vadodara , Gujarat.

✓ The Brabourne Stadium – It is a cricket ground in the Indian city of Mumbai .

✓ Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Srinagar .

✓ Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is located in Rajkot , Gujarat.

✓ Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium , Lucknow

✓ Indira Priyadarshini Stadium is located in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh.

✓ Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium , is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam , Andhra

Pradesh

✓ Keenan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and an International Cricket Stadium in Jamshedpur , India. It is currently

used mostly for cricket and football matches. It is named after John Lawrence Keenan, a former general manager of

Tata Steel.

✓ The Nahar Singh Stadium previously known as Mayur Stadium is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Faridabad .

✓ Reliance Stadium , Vadodara .

✓ MCA Stadium, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Pune , India.

✓ The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium formerly known as Fateh Maidan is a football and cricket stadium in Hyderabad ,

Telangana.

✓ Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium , Dehradun .

✓ Punjab Cricket Association I S Bindra Stadium , Mohali .

✓ Maulana Azad Stadium , Jammu .

✓ JSCA International Stadium Complex , Ranchi .

✓ Indira Gandhi Stadium , Vijayawada .

✓ Gandhi Stadium , BS Bedi stadium, Jalandhar .

✓ Gandhi Sports Complex Ground , Amritsar .

✓ Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao , Goa .

✓ The Kalinga Stadium – Bhubaneswar .

✓ Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium in Rourkela , Odisha.

✓ Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium is a hockey stadium in New Delh i, India. It served as the venue for the 1st

Asian Games in 1951.

✓ Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium , Lucknow (It is a Astroturf stadium).

✓ Tau Devi Lal Stadium – Gurugram , Haryana.

✓ Shah Satnam Ji Cricket Stadium in Sirsa , Haryana .

✓ Mahabir Stadium in Hisar , Haryana .

✓ Birsa Munda Athletics/Football/Hockey Stadium – Ranchi . 15th November, Birthday of Birsa Munda is celebrated

as Statehood Day of Jharkhand.

✓ Dilip Tirkey Hockey Stadium - Rourkela .

✓ The Dr. Ambedkar Stadium is a football stadium in New Delhi , India.

✓ Talkatora Stadium – New Delhi .

✓ Gachibowli Indoor Stadium – Hyderabad .

✓ Buddh International Circuit - Greater Noida , F1 .

Salt Lake Stadium

● It is also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.

● It is a multipurpose stadium in Salt Lake, Kolkata , West Bengal.

● Its current capacity is 85,000.

● It is the second largest stadium in India by seating capacity.

● The stadium hosted the final match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.