Nehru Stadium | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Establishment | 1964 |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Owner | Indore Municipal Corporation |
Operator | Indore Municipal Corporation |
Tenants | n/a |
Last used | 2001 |
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n/a | |
International information | |
First ODI | 1 December, 1983: India v West Indies |
Last ODI | 31 March, 2001: India v Australia |
First WODI | 21 February 1985: India v New Zealand |
Last WODI | 17 December 1997: India v New Zealand |
As of 9 December 2019 Source: Nehru Stadium, ESPNcricinfo |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium located in Indore, India, is a multi-purpose stadium used for cricket, football, Kho Kho, and basketball with a capacity for 25,000 people.
However, all the international as well as national cricket matches take place at the "Holkar Stadium which is situated at Race Course Road, Indore and a plethora of different sports activities take place at the Nehru Stadium which also partly serves as the Headquarters of the Air-Force wing of the Western Command of the National Cadet Corps (India).
Nehru Stadium sports a statue of Col. C.K. Nayudu, Indore's favourite son of that era, outside its main entrance as a concession to tradition.
As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 9 One Day Internationals (ODIs).