Gymkhana Ground, Bengaluru Explained

Gymkhana Ground
Fullname:Gymkhana Ground
Former Names:Rajendrasinhji Stadium
Location:Bengaluru, Karnataka
Broke Ground:1888
Opened:1888
Owner:Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Operator:Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Capacity:5,000
Website:ESPNcricinfo

Gymkhana Ground is a multi purpose ground in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground is one of the oldest cricket venues in Bengaluru and India. Previously, the ground is known as Rajendrasinhji Stadium. The ground hosted its match when Bangalore cricket team played against Madras cricket team.[1]

The stadium has hosted eight Ranji Trophy matches[2] from 1935 when Mysore cricket team played against Madras cricket team[3] until 1952 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15641.html Scorecard
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/900_f.html First-class matches
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15641.html Scorecard
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/900_misc.html Other matches