List of international cricket grounds in India

This is a list of international cricket grounds in India that have hosted at least one international cricket match. A cricket ground is a large grass field on which the game of cricket is played which are generally oval in shape with no fixed dimensions. A boundary rope usually demarcates the perimeter of the field and a cricket pitch, an area close to the centre of the field is where the batter hits the bowled ball and run between the wickets to score runs, while the fielding team tries to return the ball to either wicket to prevent this.[1]

The 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium is the largest cricket stadium by capacity in the world

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body of cricket in India.[2] The BCCI was established on 1 December 1928 at Madras and joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council.[3][4] BCCI is a consortium of state cricket associations who own and operate most of the stadiums along with the respective state governments.

International cricket was held in India for the first time on 15 December 1933 when the Gymkhana Ground in Bombay hosted the only test match during England's tour of India.[5] India recorded its first win in fifth test of home series against England on 10 February 1952 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.[6][7] The first ODI match in India was hosted by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad during the series against England on 25 November 1981.[8] India played the first T20I match in India at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on 20 October 2007 against the visiting Australian team.[9]

The first women's test match hosted by India began on 31 October 1976 with India playing West Indies at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore.[10] The first WODI was hosted during the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup with Australia playing New Zealand on 1 January 1978 at Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur.[11] India played its first WODI against England on the same day at Eden Gardens in Calcutta.[12] The first WT20I played in India was hosted on 4 March 2010 by Bandra Kurla Complex Ground in Mumbai against England.[13]

As of December 2023, 80 cricket venues have hosted an international match, the most in any country.

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Any stadium that has hosted an international match in the last five years have been listed as active unless the stadium has been deliberately closed.

Active stadiums

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Name of the stadiumLocationCapacityNo. of Domestic matches playedNo. of International matches playedFirst matchLatest match
TestODIT20ITestODIT20I
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai38,20034282111410 February 193427 October 2023
Eden GardensKolkata68,0004236110415 January 193516 November 2023
Arun Jaitley Cricket StadiumDelhi35,2003531722610 November 194825 October 2023
Brabourne StadiumMumbai50,0001891011109 December 194829 October 2018
Green Park StadiumKanpur25,0002315100012 January 195225 November 2021
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru33,800243111112822 November 197417 January 2024
Wankhede StadiumMumbai33,1092628826423 January 19752 January 2024
Barabati StadiumCuttack45,000219318027 January 198212 June 2022
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur23,18511910902 October 198317 November 2021
Narendra Modi Stadium[note 1]Ahmedabad132,0001531704312 November 198319 November 2023
Inderjit Singh Bindra StadiumMohali27,0001426701322 November 199311 January 2024
IPCL Sports Complex GroundVadodara20,0000100011316 December 199714 October 2019
YS Rajasekhara Reddy StadiumVisakhapatnam27,50031050565 April 20052 February 2024
Rajiv Gandhi StadiumHyderabad39,200610300016 November 200525 January 2024
Holkar StadiumIndore30,00037400015 April 200614 January 2024
VCA StadiumNagpur45,00079130326 November 20089 February 2023
Dr. DY Patil Sports StadiumNavi Mumbai45,30000010211 November 200919 October 2023
MCA StadiumPune37,406212400020 December 20121 November 2023
SCA StadiumRajkot28,00034500011 January 201315 February 2024
JSCA StadiumRanchi50,00036403319 January 201323 February 2024
HPCA StadiumDharamshala21,200291000227 January 20137 March 2024
Greater Noida SC GroundGreater Noida8,0000560008 March 201710 March 2020
ACA StadiumGuwahati37,80002500310 October 201728 November 2023
Greenfield StadiumThiruvananthapuram50,0000240007 November 201726 November 2023
Rajiv Gandhi StadiumDehradun25,0001560003 June 201815 March 2019
BRSAB Vajpayee Ekana StadiumLucknow50,0001960006 November 201829 October 2023
Lalabhai Contractor StadiumSurat7,00000000424 September 20194 October 2019
SV Narayan Singh StadiumRaipur65,00001100021 January 20231 December 2023

Former stadiums

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Name of the stadiumLocationCapacityNo. of Domestic matches playedNo. of International matches playedFirst matchLatest match
TestODIT20ITestODIT20I
Gymkhana GroundMumbai15,00010001015 December 193315 December 1933
University GroundLucknown/a10000023 October 195223 October 1952
Lal Bahadur Shastri StadiumHyderabad25,000314017019 November 195515 November 2003
Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumChennai40,0009000006 January 195627 February 1965
VCA GroundNagpur40,00091400103 October 196914 October 2007
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel StadiumAhmedabad50,00001000025 November 198125 November 1981
Gandhi StadiumJalandhar16,00030000020 December 198120 February 1994
Gandhi Sports Complex GroundAmritsar16,00002000012 September 198218 November 1995
Sher-i-Kashmir StadiumSrinagar12,00002000013 October 19839 September 1986
Moti Bagh StadiumVadodara18,0000300009 November 198317 December 1988
Nehru StadiumIndore25,0000900201 December 198331 March 2001
Keenan StadiumJamshedpur19,00001001307 December 198312 April 2006
Nehru StadiumGuwahati25,000014002017 December 198328 November 2010
Country Golf Club GroundFaridabadn/a00001019 January 198419 January 1984
Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumDelhi60,00002000028 September 198414 November 1991
University StadiumTrivandrum20,0000200001 October 198425 January 1988
Nehru StadiumPune25,00001100405 December 19843 November 2005
Sector 16 StadiumChandigarh30,00015002027 January 19858 October 2007
Maulana Azad StadiumJammu20,00000011024 March 198524 March 1985
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket GroundRajkot15,00001200207 October 198615 December 2009
Nahar Singh StadiumFaridabad25,00008002019 January 198831 March 2006
Captain Roop Singh StadiumGwalior18,000012000022 January 198824 February 2010
Indira Priyadarshini StadiumVisakhapatnam25,00005000010 December 19883 April 2001
Nehru StadiumFatorda19,00007000025 October 198914 February 2007
K. D. Singh Babu StadiumLucknow25,00011044027 October 198918 January 1994
Moin-ul-Haq StadiumPatna25,00003015015 November 199327 February 1996
Calcutta Cricket and Football ClubKolkata15,00000010017 November 199517 November 1995
Gangothri Glades Cricket GroundMysore15,00000011010 December 199710 December 1997
Karnail Singh StadiumDelhi5,00000001011 December 199711 December 1997
Mohan Meakins Cricket StadiumGhaziabadn/a00002011 December 199715 December 1997
Gymkhana GroundSecunderabadn/a00001014 December 199714 December 1997
Middle Income Group GroundMumbain/a00004016 December 199713 February 2013
JMU GroundDelhin/a00011017 December 199717 December 1997
Nehru StadiumGurgaon25,00000001018 December 199718 December 1997
Harbax Singh StadiumDelhin/a00002020 December 199724 December 1997
Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumKochi25,0000900401 April 19988 October 2014
Barkatullah Khan StadiumJodhpur30,0000200008 December 200021 November 2002
Guru Nanak College GroundChennain/a0000106 January 20026 January 2002
Indira Gandhi StadiumVijayawada25,00001001024 November 200224 November 2002
N2 StadiumAurangabad20,0000000107 December 20037 December 2003
Chemplast Cricket GroundChennain/a00008016 December 20035 March 2007
Tata Digwadih StadiumDhanbadn/a00001026 February 200426 February 2004
Tau Devi Lal StadiumGurgaon7,00000001012 March 200412 March 2004
Infosys GroundMysoren/a00002011 December 200413 December 2004
Bilakhiya StadiumVapin/a00011019 December 200419 December 2004
Pithwala StadiumSuratn/a00001022 December 200422 December 2004
Mayajaal GroundChennain/a00001028 December 200428 December 2004
Satindra Mohan Dev StadiumSilchar30,0000000107 December 20057 December 2005
Bandra Kurla Complex GroundMumbain/a0000431 March 20108 February 2013
DRIEMS GroundCuttackn/a0000301 February 20135 February 2013
Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports ComplexVizianagaramn/a00000225 January 201426 January 2014
ACA–KDCA Cricket GroundMulapadun/a00003310 November 201622 November 2016
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Notes

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  1. ^ The existing stadium was opened in 2020. Earlier matches were hosted by Sardar Patel Stadium at the same location which was torn down in 2015.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Rules and Regulations". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "BCCI covered under Australia's Right to Information Act, rules top appellate body". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ BCCI Constitution (PDF) (Report). p. 16. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Full member: Board of Control for Cricket in India". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Mission 2023: Bombay Gymkhana plans big bash for 90th anniversary of first test". The Times of India. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ "When India recorded their first test win". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "5th Test, Chennai, February 06-10, 1952, England tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ahmedabad hosted India's first ODI". The Times of India. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Only T20I (N), Brabourne, October 20, 2007, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  10. ^ "1st Test, Bengaluru, October 31 - November 02, 1976, West Indies Women tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ^ "1st Match, Jamshedpur, January 01, 1978, Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  12. ^ "2nd Match, Calcutta, January 01, 1978, Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  13. ^ "1st T20I, Mumbai, March 04, 2010, England Women tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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