Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Ghaziabad)

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]

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Nehru Stadium
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Full nameJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Former namesNehru Stadium
LocationGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates28°39′33″N 77°26′22″E / 28.65923°N 77.43954°E / 28.65923; 77.43954
OwnerGhaziabad Municipal Corporation
OperatorUttar Pradesh Football Association
Capacity2,000
Construction
Broke ground1990
Opened1990
Tenants
Ghaziabad FC (some games)
Website
ESPNcricinfo

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.[citation needed] The stadium hosted all the matches of the 2023 Legends Cricket Trophy, a T20 tournament featuring many retired star cricketers.[6]

References

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  1. ^ First-class matches
  2. ^ Scorecard
  3. ^ "CA details".
  4. ^ Nepal in India
  5. ^ Youth Test
  6. ^ "Legends Cricket will be played in VVIP Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from March 22". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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