Nehru Stadium, Indore
| Nehru Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Establishment | 1964 |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | Indore Municipal Corporation |
| Operator | Indore Municipal Corporation |
| Tenants | n/a |
| Last used | 2001 |
| End names | |
| n/a | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 1 December, 1983: India v  West Indies |
| Last ODI | 31 March, 2001: India v  Australia |
| As of 21 June 2014 Source: Nehru Stadium, Cricinfo | |
Nehru Stadium located in Indore, India, is a cricket, football, Kho Kho and basketball stadium with a capacity for 26,000 people.
However, all the international as well as national cricket matches take place at the "Holkar Stadium which is situated at Race Course Road, Indore and a plethora of different sports activities take place at the Nehru Stadium which also partly serves as the Headquarters of the Air-Force wing of the Western Command of the National Cadet Corps (India).
Nehru Stadium sports a statue of Col. C.K. Nayudu, Indore's favourite son of that era, outside its main entrance as a concession to tradition.
[[File:Indore Cricket Bat.JPG|thumb|The Vijay Balla ("Victory Bat") made out of concrete with names of the players of the Indian team who won the test series in England (1971) and West Indies (1972)[1] [2] [3]
As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 9 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
History
The Stadium attained infamy when a ODI match between India and Sri Lanka on 25 December 1997 was abandoned after the third over of the first innings.[4]
The game was abandoned because the captains and umpires felt that the pitch was dangerous for the players to play on. The match referee concurred and a 30-over exhibition match was held to placate the restless crowd.
The stadium was suspended by ICC from holding matches for 2 years.[5] The Stadium returned to host one last ODI match on 31 March 2001 where Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the first player to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.[6][7]
Holkar Stadium in the same city hosted the last ODI match between India and South Africa in October 2015. It is unknown if Nehru Stadium will ever host another international match.
One Day International cricket
The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
West Indies
|
West Indies | By 8 wickets | 1983 |
| India |
Australia
|
Australia | By 6 wickets | 1984 |
| India |
 Pakistan
|
Pakistan | By 3 wickets | 1987 |
| Australia |
 New Zealand
|
Australia | By 6 wickets | 1987 |
| India |
New Zealand
|
India | By 53 Runs | 1988 |
| India |
 Zimbabwe
|
Tied | 1993 | |
| Australia |
 South Africa
|
South Africa | By 7 wickets | 1996 |
| India |
 Sri Lanka
|
No result | 1997 | |
| India |
Australia
|
India | By 118 runs | 2001 |
Records
The highest score by a team is Indian national cricket team against Australia national cricket team- 299/8 on 31 Mar 2001. The lowest team score is by Sri Lanka national cricket team against Indian national cricket team- 17/1. The leading run scorers in the stadium were Ravi Shastri - 193 runs, Sachin Tendulkar- 163 runs and Gary Kirsten- 105 runs. The leading wicket takers here is K Srikanth- 5 wickets.
References
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-vs-australia-2017/indore-s-unique-tribute-to-indian-cricket-team-s-achievements-a-massive-bat/story-llhIgFyQXh8t9mPB1BSUpK.html
- ^ https://www.crictracker.com/throwback-indores-memorial-vijay-balla-erected-honour-indian-cricket-teams-success/
- ^ https://hindi.news18.com/madhya-pradesh/indore-news-cricket-victory-bat-at-indore-dedicated-to-first-ever-series-wins-in-the-west-indies-and-england-965252.html
- ^ India v Sri Lanka
- ^ Madugalle more or less satisfied with Indore's Nehru stadium
- ^ A special ton because it helped India win
- ^ Tendulkar's brilliance sinks the Australians
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