Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Ghaziabad)
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| Full name | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Nehru Stadium |
| Location | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 28°39′33″N 77°26′22″E / 28.65923°N 77.43954°E |
| Owner | Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation |
| Operator | Uttar Pradesh Football Association |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Tenants | |
| Ghaziabad FC (some games) | |
| Website | |
| ESPNcricinfo | |
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The ground is mainly used for matches of football, and other sports. The stadium hosted six first-class matches [1] in 1992 when Uttar Pradesh cricket team played against railways cricket team.[2] The stadium has hosted many non-first-class matches[3] including a match between touring Nepal cricket team and Ghaziabad District Cricket Association in 2013.[4]
The also hosted a Youth Test match between India national under-19 cricket team and England under-19 cricket team in 1993.[5] Association football club Ghaziabad FC sometimes use the stadium.[citation needed] The stadium hosted all the matches of the 2023 Legends Cricket Trophy, a T20 tournament featuring many retired star cricketers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ First-class matches
- ^ Scorecard
- ^ "CA details".
- ^ Nepal in India
- ^ Youth Test
- ^ "Legends Cricket will be played in VVIP Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from March 22". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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