Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium located in Indore, India, is a multi-purpose stadium used for cricket, football, Kho Kho, and basketball with a capacity for 25,000 people. Nehru Stadium was planned during the mayoral tenure of Narayan Prasad Shukla, who played a key role in initiating major sports infrastructure projects in Indore.
However, all the international as well as national cricket matches take place at the "Holkar Stadium which is situated at Race Course Road, Indore and a plethora of different sports activities take place at the Nehru Stadium which also partly serves as the Headquarters of the Air-Force wing of the Western Command of the National Cadet Corps (India).
Nehru Stadium sports a statue of Col. C.K. Nayudu, Indore's favourite son of that era, outside its main entrance as a concession to tradition.
As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 9 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
History
The Stadium attained infamy when an ODI match between India and Sri Lanka on 25 December 1997 was abandoned after the third over of the first innings India v Sri Lanka due to the captains and umpires agreeing that the pitch was too dangerous, to which the match referee concurred. A 25-over exhibition match was held on an adjoining pitch to placate the sell-out crowd of 25,000.
The stadium was subsequently suspended by the ICC from holding matches for two years.Madugalle more or less satisfied with Indore's Nehru stadium
The Stadium hosted its last ODI match on 31 March 2001, where Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the first player to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.A special ton because it helped India winTendulkar's brilliance sinks the Australians
Holkar Stadium in the same city hosted the last ODI match between India and Australia in September 2017. As of 2020, it is unknown if Nehru Stadium will host another international match.
In July 2023, it was announced that a modern sports complex would replace the stadium. The new complex, costing around INR 300 crore, will offer a comprehensive range of outdoor and indoor sports facilities. The decision to replace the stadium comes due to its deteriorating condition.MP News: Indore’s Nehru Stadium to be Replaced by a State-of-the-Art Sports Facilityइंदौर का 60 वर्ष पुराना नेहरू स्टेडियम टूटेगा, 300 करोड़ की लागत से बनेगा खेल संकुल
One Day International cricket
The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date. Team (A) Team (B) Winner Margin Year West Indies By 8 wickets 1983 Australia By 6 wickets 1984 Pakistan By 3 wickets 1987 AustraliaBy 6 wickets 1987 India By 53 Runs 1988 Tied 1993 South Africa By 7 wickets 1996 No result 1997 India By 118 runs 2001
Records
The highest score by a team is Indian national cricket team against Australia national cricket team- 299/8 on 31 Mar 2001. The lowest team score is by Sri Lanka national cricket team against Indian national cricket team- 17/1. The leading run scorers in the stadium were Ravi Shastri - 193 runs, Sachin Tendulkar- 163 runs and Gary Kirsten- 105 runs. The leading wicket takers here is Srikanth- 5 wickets.
List of Centuries
Key * denotes that the batsman was not out. Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match. Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings. NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded. Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston. The column title Date refers to the date the match started. The column title Result refers to the player's team result
One Day Internationals
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 102 Ravi Shastri 141 1 6 October 1984 Lost 2 105* Gary Kirsten 134 2 19 October 1996 Won 3 139 Sachin Tendulkar 125 1 31 March 2001 Won
List of Five Wicket Hauls
Key Symbol MeaningThe bowler was man of the match10 or more wickets taken in the match§One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the matchDateDay the Test started or ODI was heldInnInnings in which five-wicket haul was takenOversNumber of overs bowled.RunsNumber of runs concededWktsNumber of wickets takenEconRuns conceded per overBatsmenBatsmen whose wickets were takenDrawnThe match was drawn.
One Day Internationals
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult 1 Tony Blain John Bracewell Evan Gray Martin Snedden Mark Greatbatch Won
See also Yeshwant Club, Indore Daly College, Indore Daly College Ground, Indore Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore
References
External links ESPNcricinfo Website - Ground Page cricketarchive Website - Ground Page