| Ground Name: | Maulana Azad Stadium |
| Nickname: | Jammu International Cricket Stadium |
| Country: | India |
| Location: | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Establishment: | 1966 |
| Seating Capacity: | 20,000 |
| Tenants: | Jammu and Kashmir cricket team |
| End1: | n/a |
| End2: | n/a |
| International: | true |
| Onlyodidate: | 19 December, |
| Onlyodiyear: | 1988 |
| Onlyodihome: | India |
| Onlyodiaway: | New Zealand |
| Onlywtestdate: | 27–29 November |
| Onlywtestyear: | 1976 |
| Onlywtesthome: | India |
| Onlywtestaway: | West Indies |
| Onlywodidate: | 24 March |
| Onlywodiyear: | 1985 |
| Onlywodihome: | India |
| Onlywodiaway: | New Zealand |
| Date: | 8 December, |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58174.html ESPNcricinfo |
The Maulana Azad Stadium (also spelled Molana Azad Stadium) is a stadium in Jammu and is one of the home venues for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team.[1] It is located on the banks of the Tawi River[2]
Maulana Azad Stadium has hosted home games for Jammu and Kashmir in domestic tournaments since 1966.[1] It has also hosted one One Day International in 1988 between India and New Zealand, which was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled.[3] [4]
The stadium has played host to one women's test match where India lost to West Indies in 1976[5] and one Women's One Day International where India beat New Zealand in 1985.[6] The Stadium hosted 4 Matches of 2023 Legends League Cricket from 27 November 2023 to 1 December 2023.
The ground is used for the Republic Day Parade in the state annually.[2] In 1995, three bomb blasts containing RDX were set off by remote control at the stadium during the parade resulting in eight deaths and fifty four injuries.[7] The blasts occurred when Governor General K V Krishna Rao was on stage taking salute[2] with 30,000 people in attendance.[8] Rao himself narrowly escaped the blast.[9] In the year 2000, three solar-activated rockets programmed to hit Maulana Azad Stadium were found by the police a few days prior to the Republic Day Parade.[10] Since the bombing incident in 1995 the entire turf is dug up as part of a security preparations prior to the Republic Day Parade. In 2000, as part of one of these excavations, an ancient structure of brick and plastered lime was unearthed. A newspaper report claimed that the structure was related to water since a drain was found.[2] A lodging centre at the stadium has played host to pilgrims embarking on the Amarnath yatra, from where the yatra flags off.[11]