Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Jhansi Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dhyan Chand Profile.
  2. Web site: Sports in Jhansi, Sports Clubs Jhansi, Sports Stadiums in Jhansi . Jhansionline.in . 2015-08-27.
  3. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . Cricketarchive.com . 2015-08-27.
  4. Web site: FIRST-CLASS MATCHES PLAYED ON DHYANCHAND STADIUM, JHANSI (1) . Cricketarchive.com . 2015-08-27.
  5. Web site: Railways v Madhya Pradesh Scorecard . Cricketarchive.com . 2015-08-27.