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| Full name | Abhimanyu Cricket Academy |
|---|---|
| Former names | National School of Cricket Ground |
| Location | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Owner | National School of Cricket |
| Operator | National School of Cricket |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2008 |
| Built | 2007 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Uttarakhand cricket team Red Bull Campus Cricket | |
| Website | |
| ESPNcricinfo | |
Abhimanyu Cricket Academy is a multi-purpose stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. [1] [2]
The academy is named after Bengal cricket team's former captain and current India A captain Abhimanyu Easwaran's father RP Easwaran inspired by the character Abhimanyu in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He incidentally used the same name for his son. RP Easwaran bought a piece of land in Dehradun in 2005 and started to build the stadium. [3]
The stadium was established in 2007 when they hosted a match of Women's Domestic match between Uttar Pradesh Women and Railways Women. [4] [5] The ground has floodlights so that the stadium can host day-night matches. It is made considering all norms of BCCI so that Ranji Trophy matches can be played.
The venue was also host of 2015/16 Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals where teams from India, South Africa, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates were involved in a Twenty20 competition. [6] [7] [8]