List of international cricket grounds in India

The 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium is the largest cricket stadium by capacity in the world

This is a list of international cricket grounds in India that have hosted at least one international cricket match. A cricket ground is a large grass field on which the game of cricket is played which are generally oval in shape with no fixed dimensions. A boundary rope usually demarcates the perimeter of the field and a cricket pitch, an area close to the centre of the field is where the batter hits the bowled ball and run between the wickets to score runs, while the fielding team tries to return the ball to either wicket to prevent this.[1]

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body of cricket in India.[2] The BCCI was established on 1 December 1928 at Madras and joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council.[3][4] BCCI is a consortium of state cricket associations who own and operate most of the stadiums along with the respective state governments.

International cricket was held in India for the first time on 15 December 1933 when the Gymkhana Ground in Bombay hosted the only test match during England's tour of India.[5] India recorded its first win in fifth test of home series against England on 10 February 1952 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.[6][7] The first ODI match in India was hosted by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad during the series against England on 25 November 1981.[8] India played the first T20I match in India at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on 20 October 2007 against the visiting Australian team.[9]

The first women's test match hosted by India began on 31 October 1976 with India playing West Indies at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore.[10] The first WODI was hosted during the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup with Australia playing New Zealand on 1 January 1978 at Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur.[11] India played its first WODI against England on the same day at Eden Gardens in Calcutta.[12] The first WT20I played in India was hosted on 4 March 2010 by Bandra Kurla Complex Ground in Mumbai against England.[13]

As of December 2023, 80 cricket venues have hosted an international match, the most in any country.

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  3. ^ BCCI Constitution (PDF) (Report). p. 16. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Full member: Board of Control for Cricket in India". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Mission 2023: Bombay Gymkhana plans big bash for 90th anniversary of first test". The Times of India. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ "When India recorded their first test win". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "5th Test, Chennai, February 06-10, 1952, England tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ahmedabad hosted India's first ODI". The Times of India. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Only T20I (N), Brabourne, October 20, 2007, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  10. ^ "1st Test, Bengaluru, October 31 - November 02, 1976, West Indies Women tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ^ "1st Match, Jamshedpur, January 01, 1978, Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  12. ^ "2nd Match, Calcutta, January 01, 1978, Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  13. ^ "1st T20I, Mumbai, March 04, 2010, England Women tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

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