Railway Stadium | |||
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Location | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh | ||
Establishment | 1967 | ||
Capacity | n/a | ||
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As of 22 August 2015 Source: Ground profile |
Syed Modi Railway Stadium is a cricket stadium in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The ground has hosted two Ranji matches [1] when home team Railways cricket team played against Vidarbha cricket team in 1982. [2] Again the stadium was used in 1983 when home team Railways cricket team played against Rajasthan cricket team. [3] The stadium was established and governed by Indian Railways and was named as Railway Stadium. But later it was named after former Indian badminton player Syed Modi. [4]
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