Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun

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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
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The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Dehradun
Ground information
Location Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates 30°17′49″N78°06′20″E / 30.29694°N 78.10556°E / 30.29694; 78.10556
Establishment16 December 2016
Capacity25,000
Owner Government of Uttarakhand
ArchitectCollage Design, Mumbai [1]
Contractor Shapoorji Pallonji Group [2]
Operator Cricket Association of Uttarakhand
Tenants
End names
Pavilion End
Southern End
International information
Only Test15–18 March 2019:
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
First ODI28 February 2019:
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Last ODI10 March 2019:
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
First T20I3 June 2018:
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Last T20I24 February 2019:
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
As of 18 March 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, also colloquially known as Dehradun Cricket stadium is a cricket stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India. [3] It is the home ground of Uttarakhand cricket team.

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It is the first international standard stadium in the Uttarakhand state and was constructed in amount of 237 cr. In 2018 this arena hosted its first ICC cricket match. [4] Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is India's 21st venue to host T20 internationals, and the 51st Indian international cricket venue. [5] [6] It is the home ground of Uttarakhand cricket team.

It is named after former prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.

History

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat with Sports Minister of Uttarakhand Dinesh Agrawal (left) and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla (right) at the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun. CM Photo 10 dt. 16 december, 2016.jpg
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat with Sports Minister of Uttarakhand Dinesh Agrawal (left) and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla (right) at the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.

With the formation of the state in the year 2000, the state suffered a blow to its sport facilities as Uttar Pradesh had the entire infrastructure for sports and Uttarakhand had hosted very few Ranji Trophy matches. Due to the lack of infrastructure, players started moving to different states.[ citation needed ]

Due to lack of infrastructure facilities, state was not given affiliation by the Board of Control for Cricket in India to make its team to complete in Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments. This was a major drawback for the young cricketers in Uttarakhand who started seeking cricketing opportunities from other states.

In November 2012, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna, laid the foundation of the stadium. On 16 December 2016, Chief Minister Harish Rawat inaugurated the stadium along with Rajeev Shukla, Chairperson of the Indian Premier League. The total cost of stadium was ₹237.20 crore. [7]

The first match was played between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand cricket team. International players such as Piyush Chawla and Suresh Raina etc was in the attendance. [8]

In 2016, The Great Khali organised a professional wrestling event inside this stadium, which also featured foreign professional wrestlers. [8]

The stadium was selected as the second home ground for the Afghanistan cricket team in India. [9] In 2018 this arena hosted its first international match, when Afghanistan played against Bangladesh in T20I here. [4]

The stadium suffered from lack of maintenance from the Uttarakhand government, due to deprivation of big matches and high cost to run it. The state government decided to out source private company to maintain it and rolled out tender. [8]

The stadium hosted its inaugural ODI and Test match during series of Ireland against Afghanistan in India. [10]

Architecture and facilities

The stadium is located in the Raipur area of Dehradun and has a seating capacity of 25,000 people, along with floodlights facility for conducting day-night matches. The seats inside the stadium have been arranged in a manner that it gives a look of Aipan art, a traditional Kumaoni art. It is the first international standards cricket stadium in Uttarakhand state. The arena is built according to international standards, it has modern facilities such as corporate boxes, swimming pool, billiards room, gymnasium and club house. It is built on 23 acres land. [7] [8]

Franchise cricket

List of centuries

Key

ODIs

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateWinning team
1104 Najibullah Zadran Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 981Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5 March 2019Lost [13]
2145* Andrew Balbirnie Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1362Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 5 March 2019Won [13]

T20Is

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateWinning team
1162* Hazratullah Zazai Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 621Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 23 February 2019Won [14]

List of five-wicket hauls

Key

SymbolMeaning
The bowler was man of the match
10 or more wickets taken in the match
§One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
DateDay the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
OversNumber of overs bowled.
RunsNumber of runs conceded
WktsNumber of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
DrawnThe match was drawn.

Tests

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Rashid Khan 15 March 2019Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 3348252.41Won [15]

T20Is

Five-wicket hauls in T20Is at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Dehradun
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Rashid Khan 24 February 2019Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 242756.75Won [16]

See also

Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium, an anothor cricket stadium situated in Uttarakhand's Haldwani.

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