Dhyanchand Stadium | |
Fullname: | Dhyanchand Stadium |
Location: | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
Built: | 1902 |
Opened: | 1902 |
Owner: | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Operator: | Indian Railways |
Capacity: | 5,000 |
Website: | Cricinfo |
Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium is a hockey ground in Jhansi, India. The stadium is mostly used for Hockey purposes and has got coaching facility. The stadium is named after Major Dhyan Chand who lived in Jhansi.[1] [2]
The stadium was a cricket stadium in past and had hosted two official cricket matches. The stadium was used by Railways cricket team. In 1903, the stadium hosted a cricket match when home side Bundelkhand cricket team played against Oxford University Authentics.[3] The stadium hosted its one and only cricket match Railways cricket team played against Madhya Pradesh cricket team in 1984 since then the stadium is unused for cricket.[4] [5]