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1. Stadium- It came into being in 1983. It is a stadium in Ahmedabad, . This stadium is the largest cricket stadium in India and World. It comes under the Gujarat Cricket Association. It is famous for the Namaste Trump event which took place for US President Donald Trump in February 2020. Major cricket matches including 1987, 1996, and 2011 took place here. 2. - It came into existence in 1864 and is the oldest cricket stadium in India. It is in Kolkata, . This stadium comes under the Cricket Association of Bengal. It is famous for hosting Cricket World Cup matches including ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup for many years. The first-ever day/night test match in India took place here in November 2019. It is also the second-largest stadium in India. 3. - It came into being in 1975 and is one of the prominent in the World. It is in Mumbai, . This stadium comes under Mumbai Cricket Association. Many high profile cricket matches are played here including World Cups, ODI, and Test Matches. But it is mainly famous for the 2011 World Cup where India won against . India then became the only country to win this tournament on home soil. 4. D Y Patil Stadium- It came into being in 2008 and is in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is technically a football ground but many IPL matches are played here. This stadium comes under Dr. D. Y. Patil Sports Academy. Many popular tournaments including ODI, Test Matches and FIFA World Cup took place here. It is also famous for hosting Justin Bieber’s Purpose Tour Concert and One Plus Music Festival in India.

5. Netaji Indoor Stadium-Kolkata It came into being in 1975 and serves a multi-purpose stadium. This stadium is in Kolkata, Bengal. It comes under the of West Bengal. Events like the Sunfeast Open, a WTA Tour tournament, and 1981 Asian Championship took place here. It is also the centre for counting votes during state elections. 6. MA Chidambaram Stadium- This Cricket Stadium came into being in 1916 and is the second oldest stadium in India. It is in Chennai, , and comes under Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Tournaments like ODI, Test Matches, and T20 take place here quite regularly. It is mainly famous for hosting the first-ever match in 1936. 7. - It came into being in 1969 and serves as a cricket stadium. It is in Jaipur, and comes under Rajasthan Cricket Association. Tournaments like 1987 & , 2006 Women’s Cup, and 2006 ICC Champions Trophy took place here. It is mainly famous for the 1987 Test Match between India and . 8. -Bhubneshwar It came into being in 1978 and serves as one of the largest multipurpose stadiums in India. It is in , , and comes under the . This stadium has seen many international events including Asian Athletics Championships, Women’s Gold Football Cup, 2020 Men’s FIH Pro League, Men’s Hockey World Cup’ 18, Asia Rugby Women Championship, and India F1 Futures’ 18. 9. Kari Motors Speedway- It came into being in 2003 and is one of the longest racing tracks in India. It is in , Tamil Nadu, and comes under the Federation of Motor Sports

Clubs of India. Major events like JK Tyre National Racing Championship, Indian Touring Car National Championship, MRF Formula 1600 Series, Formula LGB, and Volkswagen Vento Cup took place here. But it is mainly famous for hosting FFS India 2017. 10. Stadium It came into being in 1982 and serves as the primary venue for Football and Athletic events. It is in Delhi, NCR region, and comes under the Sports Authority of India. This stadium was the main venue for 2010 and the All Asian Athletics Championship. Other events like the 2011 South Asian Football , The 2011 SAFF Cup, and 2010 took place here.

List of Stadiums In India –

Name of the Location Sport Major Events Stadium

 Formula One  Indian Grand Prix Buddh International Greater , Auto  Championship by Tata 1 Circuit UP Racing Motors  JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing

International Bharat Ratna Shri Atal  2017- 2 Bihari Vajpayee Ekana , UP Cricket 18 International Stadium  Test Match 2019  ODI Match 2019

Dr. Akhilesh Das  IPL 3 Lucknow, UP Multi use Stadium  Ranji Matches

Major Dhyanchand  League 4 Lucknow, UP Hockey Hockey Stadium franchise

K. D. Singh Babu  District Football 5 Lucknow, UP Multi use Stadium League Dr Sampurnanand 6 , UP Multi use  Ranji Trophy matches Stadium

Saifai International  Indian Gramin Cricket 7 Saifai, UP Cricket Stadium League

 1987 Cricket World Cup Group B 8 , UP Cricket  Nehru Cup 1989  Wills World Series

 Test Matches Ahmedabad,  ODI Matches 9 Sardar Patel Stadium Cricket Gujarat  World Cup  T20 matches

 First women’s Test, 1984 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ahmedabad, 10 Cricket  Last women’s Test, Stadium Gujarat 1985  First ODI, 1981 CB Patel International 11 , Gujarat Cricket  University Matches Stadium

 Twenty20 Internationals Saurashtra Cricket 12 , Gujarat Crickey  One Day Association Stadium Internationals  Test Matches

 2016 World Cup  2017 Asian Cup Table Ahmedabad, Multi 13 The Arena Tennis Gujarat Purpose  2020 FIFA Women’s World Cup  Mission XI Million

 One Day 14 Moti Bagh Stadium Baroda, Gujarat Cricket Internationals

IPCL Sports Complex  One Day 15 Baroda, Gujarat Cricket Ground Internationals

Madhavrao Scindia  One Day 16 Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket Cricket Ground Internationals

 Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Kolkata, Football Cup 17 West Bengal Athletics   FIFA World Cup qualification

 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup  2011 ICC Cricket Kolkata, World Cup 18 Eden Gardens Cricket West Bengal  2016 ICC World Twenty20  ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup

 Ranji Trophy Cricket , Cricket  Federation Cup 2012 19 West Bengal Football  SAFF Women’s Championship

 Calcutta Football Kolkata, 20 Football League West Bengal  IFA Shield

2019  IFA Shield  2019 Kalyani, 21 Football  SAFF U-15 West Bengal Championship  Calcutta Football League

22 Mohun Bagan Ground Kolkata, Football  1978 IFA Shield final

West Bengal  National Football Leagues

 Calcutta Football Kolkata, Football League 23 Stadium West Bengal Athletics  Indian Super League  National Super League Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata, 24 Football  University Matches Ground West Bengal

 Calcutta Football Kolkata, League 25 Jadavpur Stadium Football West Bengal  University and School Grounds

 Asian Basketball Kolkata, Indoor Championship 26 Netaji Indoor Stadium West Bengal Sports  WTA Tour Tennis  Pro Kabaddi

Kalimpong,  Local Football 27 Mela Ground Football West Bengal Matches

 1987 Nehru Cup ,  Sait Nagjee Football 28 EMS Stadium Football Tournament  National Games

 IPL Jawaharlal Nehru Cricket  FIFA World Cup 29 , Kerala Stadium Football  ODI  Indian Super League

 T20I Greenfield International Sports  2015 SAFF 30 Kerala Stadium Complex championship  ODI

 Santosh Trophy Lal Bahadur Shastri Football 31 , Kerala Football Matches Stadium Athletics  Ranji Matches

Chandrasekharan Nair Football 32 Kerala  University Matches Stadium Athletics

 1960 AFC Asian Cup Maharaja’s College Athletics  National School 33 Kochi, Kerala Stadium Football Athletic Championship

 I-League 2nd Division Municipal  Kerala 34 Thrissur, Kerala Football Corporation Stadium  Santosh Trophy  Federation Cup

 Kerala Premier Calicut Medical College Kozhikode, 35 Football League Stadium Kerala  I-League 2nd Division Rajiv Gandhi Indoor 36 Kochi, Kerala Multi use  Cultural Events Stadium

37 Fort , Kerala Multi use  First class cricket

 Twenty20 Internationals Rajiv Gandhi , 38 Cricket  Stadium Internationals  Test Matches

 2003 Afro-Asian G. M. C. Balayogi Hyderabad, Athletics Games 39 Athletic Stadium Telangana Cricket  2007 Military World Games

 One Day Lal Bahadur Shastri Hyderabad, Football 40 Internationals Stadium Telangana Cricket  Test Matches

Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Hyderabad, Indoor  Roller Skating 41 Reddy Indoor Stadium Telangana Sports Championships

 2010 Commonwealth Jawaharlal Nehru Athletics Games 42 Delhi Stadium Football  2011 South Asian Football Federation

 Indian Super League  2012 Nehru Cup

43 Stadium Delhi Cricket  ODI  Test Matches

44 Delhi Football  Nehru Cup IFT 2007

 2010 Men’s Hockey Dhyan Chand National World Cup 45 Delhi Hockey Stadium 

46 Chhatrasal Stadium Delhi Multi use  Local events

Indoor 47 Arena Delhi  International Tennis sports League

 FIFA U17 World Cup Navi Mumbai,  ISL 2014 – 15 48 DY Patil Stadium Football Maharashtra  D Y Patil T20  ODI

 Twenty20 Internationals Vidarbha Cricket , 49 Cricket  One Day Association Stadium Maharashtra Internationals  Test Matches

 Twenty20 Internationals Maharashtra Cricket , 50 Cricket  One Day Association Stadium Maharashtra Internationals  Test Matches

 World Cup 2011  Twenty20 Mumbai, Internationals 51 Wankhede Stadium Cricket Maharashtra  One Day Internationals  Test Matches

Dadaji Kondadev , 52 Multi use  ’s Cup Stadium Maharashtra

Solapur,  first class cricket 53 Indira Cricket Maharashtra matches

Guru Gobind Singh Nanded,  University and 54 Cricket Stadium Maharashtra Regional use

 Twenty20 Internationals Jawaharlal Nehru Pune,  One Day 55 Multi use Stadium Maharashtra Internationals  Test Matches  Cricket World Cup

 IPL – Chennai Superkings JSCA International , 56 Cricket  T20 Cricket Stadium  ODI  Test Matches

 Commonwealth Birsa Munda Athletics Ranchi, Football Games 2010 57 Stadium Jharkhand Athletics  2011

JRD Tata Sports , Football  Hero ISL 2018 58 Complex Jharkhand Athletics  ISL Season 2019

 One Day Jamshedpur, Internationals 59 Keenan Stadium Multi use Jharkhand  Only women’s Test 1995 Birsa Munda Football Ranchi, 60 Football  Regional Matches Stadium Jharkhand

 Asian Athletics Championships Bhubaneswar,  Women’s Gold 61 Kalinga Stadium Multi use Odisha Football Cup  2020 Men’s FIH Pro League

 Men’s Hockey World Cup’ 18  Asia Rugby Women Championship  India F1 Futures’ 18

 IPL , Cricket  T20 62 Odisha Football  ODI  Test Matches

 Commonwealth Table Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Cuttack, Indoor Tennis Championship 63 Stadium Odisha sports  National Chess Tournament

Biju Patnaik Hockey Bhubaneswar,  World Hockey Junior 64 Hockey Stadium Odisha World Cup Veer Surendra Sai Sambalpur, 65 Cricket  First-class matches Stadium Odisha

 T20 East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar,  Odisha Premier 66 Cricket Stadium Odisha League  Ranji Matches Shaheed Veer Narayan ,  CL T20 67 Singh International Cricket  IPL Cricket Stadium International Hockey Rajnandgaon, 68 Hockey  Regional matches Stadium Chhattisgarh

Dr. Bhupen Hazarika ,  One Day 69 Cricket Cricket Stadium Internationals

 2015World Cup Qualifier Indira Gandhi Athletic Guwahati, Athletics  2016Asian Cup 70 Stadium Assam Football Qualifiers  2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Guwahati,  ODI 71 Nehru Stadium Multi-use Assam  WODI

Satindra Mohan Dev Football  Ranji Matches 72 Silchar, Assam Stadium Cricket  Duleep Matches

 ISL Jawaharlal Nehru Chennai, 73 Multi-use  ODI Stadium Tamil Nadu  Test Matches

 IPL M. A. Chidambaram Chennai,  ODI 74 Cricket Stadium Tamil Nadu  Test Matches  World Cup

Coimbatore,  FFS India 2017 75 Kari Motor Speedway Motosport Tamil Nadu  Formula Bharat 76 Anna Stadium Multi-use  Regional Matches Tamil Nadu

 Paralympic Sports MGR Race Course , Meeting 77 Multi-use Stadium Tamil Nadu  Paralympic Championship 2014

 Ranji Trophy Salem Cricket Salem,  Tamil Nadu Premier 78 Cricket Foundation Stadium Tamil Nadu League  Indian Premier League Madras Motor Race Chennai, 79 Motosport  MRF Challenge Track Tamil Nadu

 ODI M. Chinnaswamy ,  Test Matches 80 Cricket Stadium  World Cup  T20

Bangalore,  Bangalore FC home 81 Multi-use Karnataka ground

Mangalore,  17th National Youth 82 Mangala Stadium Multi-use Karnataka Festival

Mandya, 83 Visvesvaraya Stadium Football  Regional Matches Karnataka

Trophy 2011/12 Gangothri Glades Cricket , 84 Cricket  Karnataka Premier Ground Karnataka League  Ranji Trophy

Khuman Lampak Main  I league 85 , Football Stadium  Local Team Matches

Maharaja Bir Bikram  First Class Cricket 86 Cricket College Stadium Matches Barkatullah Khan , 87 Cricket  ODI Stadium Rajasthan

 1996 Cricket World Cup Jaipur,  2006 Women’s Asia 88 Sawai Mansingh Stadium Cricket Rajasthan Cup  2006 ICC Champions Trophy , 89 Gandhi Ground Multi use  Local Matches Rajasthan

 ODI  Test Matches 90 Holkar Cricket Stadium , MP Cricket  IPL  T20

91 Nehru Stadium Indore, MP Cricket  ODI

92 TT Nagar Stadium , MP Multi use  First Class Matches

Captain Roop Singh  ODI 93 , MP Cricket Stadium  Ranji Matches Ravi Shankar Shukla 94 , MP Football  Regional Matches Stadium

 4th Hockey India 95 Bhopal, MP Hockey Senior Women

National Championship Dr. 96 Neemuch, MP Football  Local Matches Football Stadium

 Indira Gandhi International Cup  Asian School Hockey Hockey Chandigarh,  National School 97 Hockey Stadium Games  Indo-Uzbekistan 1977  Indo Pan American Hockey 1995

Sangruri,  Kabaddi World Cups 98 War Heroes Stadium Multi use Punjab 2010 and 2013

 1996 Cricket World Punjab Cricket Cup semifinal 99 Association IS Bindra , Punab Cricket  2016 World Twenty20 Stadium  semifinal

Guru Gobind Singh  Regional 100 , Punjab Football Stadium Tournaments

101 Lajwanti Stadium Jalandhar, Punjab Football  Local Tournaments

 Annual National Football League 102 , Punjab Football  National Games of India 2001  JCT FC

International Hockey  Regional 103 Ajitgarh, Punjab Hockey Stadium Tournaments

Dhruv Pandove Cricket  Regional 104 , Punjab Cricket Stadium Tournaments

 The Gold Cup 105 Baichung Stadium Namchi, Football Tournament

 United Sikkim 106 Paljor Stadium , Sikkim Football Football Club home ground

Jorethang,  Regional 107 Jorethang Ground Football Sikkim Tournaments

108 Bakshi Stadium , J&K Football  Local Tournaments

109 Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium Srinagar, J&K Cricket  ODI Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara 110 Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket  First-class matches Cricket Stadium

 ODI  Test Matches 111 YS Raja Reddy Stadium Kadap, AP Cricket  IPL  T20

Rajiv Gandhi  ODI , 112 International Cricket Cricket  Test Matches Stadium  T20

Dharamshala,  ODI 113 HPCA Cricket Stadium Himachal Cricket  Test Matches Pradesh  T20

 ODI 114 Moin-ul-Haq Stadium , Cricket  Test Matches  T20

 Women’s World Cup Kabaddi Championship Patliputra Sports  All India Federation 115 Patna, Bihar Football Complex Cup Wrestling tournament 2012  National Taekwondo Championship

 Regional 116 Rajendra Stadium Siwan, Bihar Football Tournaments

 Asian Women’s Boxing Championship 117 Mahabir Stadium , Multi-use 2003  National Boxing Championship 2004

Chandigarh, Cricket  118 Tau Stadium Haryana Football 2008 Chaudhary 119 , Haryana Cricket  Ranji Matches Cricket Stadium

 I League 120 Stadium , Football  Indian Super League  ODI

Vasco Da Gama,  I-League 121 Football Goa  Local Goan league Bhausaheb Bandodkar 122 , Goa Cricket  Ranji Matches Ground

Nagaland Cricket ,  North East Twenty20 123 Cricket Association Stadium Cup