Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
| New VCA Stadium | |
 VCA Stadium at Jamtha, Nagpur | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jamtha, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| Establishment | 2008 |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| Owner | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Architect | Shashi Prabhu[1] |
| Operator | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Tenants | Vidarbha cricket team |
| End names | |
| Secretary End Pavilion End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 6-10 Nov 2008: India v  Australia |
| Last Test | 13-17 Dec 2012: India v  England |
| First ODI | 28 Oct 2009: India v Australia |
| Last ODI | 30 October 2013: India v Australia |
| Only T20I | 9 Dec 2009: India v  Sri Lanka |
| As of 16 March, 2011 Source: Cricinfo | |
The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Marathi:विदर्भ क्रिकेट असोसीएशन मैदान) also known as New VCA stadium is a Test cricket ground built in 2008 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
The ground was inaugurated in 2008 and it replaced the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground as the main stadium in the city. The new Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is a top class venue which has been praised by the International Cricket Council[2]
VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidharba and Central Zone teams for the domestic Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy tournaments, respectively.
About
Facilities
Vidarbha Cricket Association launched its new venue at Jamtha in early November 2008. Spread over 33 acres (130,000 m2), VCA Stadium is a swanky stadium with 45000 sitting capacity, world-class training and practice facilities for the players, along with score of other facilities than one can think of.
Located, 16 km. on Nagpur – Hyderabad National Highway 7, this piece of ultra modern sport facility, by far it is the best cricket stadium in India in terms of facilities.Spacious and well furnished pavilion with a decent sit out, mini gymnasium, exclusive lunch hall, medical room etc. completes the all round facility for the players. Special air-conditioned enclosure for the members at the Southern end is an added attraction.
The Corporate facility has further been enhanced with the setting up of thirty eight corporate boxes with hospitality services attached. Match officials including ICC observers and umpires have all been provided separate and exclusive facility alongside the players.
The ultra modern, Press Box provides the media personnel with international standard facility and is well equipped with advanced communication facility for its smooth operations.[3] The stadium has four stands.
The East and West stands are open to air stands with two tiers. The three tier North stand houses the Commercial box, Presidents Room, Secretary's Box, Security Central, Board rooms etc. The South stand also has three tiers and houses the players pavilion, media room, players gym etc.
The ground in its entire splendour is well equipped to organize Day / Night matches. This fully chaired arena has all round roofing for the comfort of its spectators and has decent free ways for spectator movements.[3]
Sachin Tendulkar said,"the facilities exceeded all expectations." Ricky Ponting gushed about the comforts in the changing rooms.[4] Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was extremely pleased with the “largeness of the ground” after his team’s two-run win over Deccan Chargers. “Michael Lumb's slog to deep mid-wicket found a fielder. Now, if this was M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, then that ball would have landed in a taxi going to the team hotel. We need big grounds like these,” Warne had said.[5] It has 80 Yard Straight & 85 Yard Square Leg Boundaries,which makes it one of the largest ground (playing area wise) in the world.[6]
Lalit Modi gushed that the VCA was "by far the best stadium in India".The swanky stadium has been praised not only by the players but also by commentators and journalists because of the facilities in the VCA Stadium.[6] Alan Wilkins said "It is a fabulous stadium,a Colosseum here in Nagpur.It has the most impressive Press box for the travelling media.It really is a wonderful venue."
The first international match hosted at this venue was the 4th Test between India and Australia (Nov 2008), which India won by 172 runs. The Aussie spinner Jason Krejza finished with 12 wickets, while Harbhajan Singh claimed seven.
The current president of the VCA is Mr.Praksh Dixit .[7] Four matches were played here during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[8] The highest Test scores were by India- 566/8, 558/6 and 441/10. The most runs were scored by Virendar Sehwag(357 runs), Sachin Tendulkar(289 runs) and Hashim Amla(253 runs).
The leading wicket takers were Harbhajan Singh(13 wickets), Jason Krejza(12 wickets) and Ishant Sharma(11 wickets). The highest ODI scores were by India 354/6, India 351/4, Australia 350/6, New Zealand 302/7 and India 301/7. The most runs were scored by Mahendra Singh Dhoni (243 runs), Sachin Tendulkar(158 runs) and Gautam Gambhir(147runs). The leading wicket takers were Mitchell Johnson(7 wickets), Dale Steyn(5 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh(5 wickets).
Test Records
- Highest team total: 566/8d, by India against New Zealand in 2010/11.
- Lowest team total: 175, by New Zealand against India in 2010/11.
- Highest individual score: 253*, by Hashim Amla against India in 2010/11.
- Best bowling in an innings: 8/215, by Jason Krejza against India in 2008/09.
ODI Records
- Highest team total: 354/7, by India against Australia in 2009/10[9]
- Lowest team total: 123, by Canada against Zimbabwe on 28 February 2011.
- Highest individual score: 156, by George Bailey against India in 2013/14.
- Best bowling in an innings: 4/33, by Mitchell Johnson against New Zealand in February 2011.
T20I Records
- Highest team total: 219/5, by Sri Lanka against India in 2009/10.
- Lowest team total: 186/9, by India against Sri Lanka in 2009/10.
- Highest individual score: 78, by Kumar Sangakkara against India in 2009/10.
- Best bowling in an innings: 2/19, by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in 2009/10.
Matches
Tests
ODI
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India won by 99 runs
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Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
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England won by 6 wickets
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South Africa won by 3 wickets
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India won by 6 wickets
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T20I
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Sri Lanka won by 29 runs
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IPL
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Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets
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India at the VCA Stadium
- Test Matches - India has won 2 of the 4 test matches played at this venue.1 match ends with a draw.
- ODI - India has won 2 of the 4 ODIs played at this venue.
- T20I - India lost the only T20I played here against Sri Lanka.
Gallery
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The on ground scorecard and big screen control room. -
VCA at night. -
The corporate box in north wing.
See also
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
- List of Test cricket grounds
- Official Vidarbha Cricket Association Website
References
- ^ Rajaram, Sowmya (27 March 2011). "Going for WC finals? You've bought backache and discomfort for Rs 12,500". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Nagpur likely to host third India-New Zealand Test - Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2010-07-02). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
- ^ a b VCA Stadium - Vidarbha Cricket Association. Vca.co.in (2013-07-07). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/377218.html
- ^ Bowlers in with a chance at the VCA stadium in Nagpur - Sport - DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ Executive Committee - Vidarbha Cricket Association. Vca.co.in (2013-07-07). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
- ^ http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/fixtures.php
- ^ Big-hitting Dhoni helps level series | India v Australia, 2nd ODI, Nagpur Report | Cricket News. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
External links
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