Saifai International Cricket Stadium

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Saifai International Cricket Stadium
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Location Major Dhyanchand Sports College campus, Saifai (Etawah district), Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates 26°58′00″N78°57′27″E / 26.9667°N 78.9574°E / 26.9667; 78.9574
Establishment1 June 2018
Capacity43,000 [1]
Owner Major Dhyanchand Sports College (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
Operator Major Dhyanchand Sports College & District Cricket Association Jalaun
TenantsDistrict Cricket Association Jalaun
Uttar Pradesh cricket team
Major Dhyanchand Sports College
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UPCA (2018 – present)
As of 6 April 2020
Source: Cricinfo

Saifai International Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium of International Standard in Saifai (Etawah district), Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] [3] [4] It is situated inside the Major Dhyanchand Sports College's campus. It has a seating capacity of 43,000 people and has one of the largest scoreboard displays for a cricket stadium in India. [1] There is an All-weather Swimming Pool, Athletics Stadium and an Indoor Stadium in the campus of the Sports College along with this cricket stadium. It was inaugurated on 1 June 2018, along with the Etawah Safari Park and Abhinav Vidyalaya, Saifai at a function in Etawah city. [5]

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This stadium falls under jurisdiction of District Cricket Association Jalaun which is a district/zonal unit of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. [6] Etawah district in which stadium is situated doesn't have a district cricket association approved by Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association and because of it, cricketers selection from Etawah district along with other cricket activities fall under District Cricket Association Jalaun. [7] [8]

History

This stadium's building Work was started by the Samajwadi Party government, in 2017. It is built in the native village of then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, he approved the building plan in August 2015 in his government's cabinate meeting. Its majority work was finished but The building work was halted due to monetary issues. [9] [10]

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