Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Ghaziabad) Explained

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Nickname:Nehru Stadium
Fullname:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Former Names:Nehru Stadium
Location:Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates:28.6592°N 77.4395°W
Broke Ground:1990
Opened:1990
Owner:Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation
Operator:Uttar Pradesh Football Association
Capacity:2,000
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. The stadium hosted all the matches of the 2023 Legends Cricket Trophy, a T20 tournament featuring many retired star cricketers.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1009_f.html First-class matches
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/56/56758.html Scorecard
  3. Web site: CA details.
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/21/Nepal_in_India_2013-14.html Nepal in India
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1009_ut.html Youth Test
  6. Web site: Legends Cricket will be played in VVIP Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from March 22 . 2023-03-24 . The Sentinel Assam . en.