Nehru Stadium, Indore

{{Short description|Cricket stadium in Indore, Madhya Pradesh}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

| nickname = Nehru Stadium

| image =

| caption =

| country = India

| location = Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

| establishment = 1964

| seating_capacity = 25,000

| owner = Indore Municipal Corporation

| operator = Indore Municipal Corporation

|architect =

| tenants = n/a

| end1 = n/a

| end2 =

| last used = 2001

| international = true

| firstodidate = 1 December,

| firstodiyear = 1983

| firstodihome = India

| firstodiaway = West Indies

| lastodidate = 31 March,

| lastodiyear = 2001

| lastodihome = India

| lastodiaway = Australia

| firstwodidate = 21 February

| firstwodiyear = 1985

| firstwodihome = India

| firstwodiaway = New Zealand

| lastwodidate = 17 December

| lastwodiyear = 1997

| lastwodihome = India

| lastwodiaway = New Zealand

| date = 9 December

| year = 2019

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58151.html Nehru Stadium, ESPNcricinfo

}}

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.

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.

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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 [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/match/64568.html 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.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/100415.html 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.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/105720.html A special ton because it helped India win][http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/105716.html Tendulkar'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.[https://mpcurrent.com/2023/07/08/mp-news-indores-nehru-stadium-to-be-replaced-by-a-state-of-the-art-sports-facility/ MP News: Indore’s Nehru Stadium to be Replaced by a State-of-the-Art Sports Facility][https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/indore-indores-60-years-old-nehru-stadium-will-be-demolished-sports-complex-will-be-built-at-a-cost-of-300-crores-8194867 इंदौर 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.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
Team (A)Team (B)

!Winner

MarginYear
{{cr|IND}}{{cr|WIN}}

|West Indies

By 8 wickets1983
{{cr|IND}}{{cr|AUS}}

|Australia

By 6 wickets1984
{{cr|IND}}{{cr|PAK}}

|Pakistan

By 3 wickets1987
{{cr|AUS}}{{cr|NZ}}

|Australia

By 6 wickets1987
{{cr|IND}}{{cr|NZ}}

|India

By 53 Runs1988
{{cr|IND}}{{cr|ZIM}}

|Tied

1993
{{cr|AUS}}{{cr|RSA}}

|South Africa

By 7 wickets1996
{{cr|IND}}{{cr|SRI}}

|No result

1997
{{cr|IND}}{{cr|AUS}}

|India

By 118 runs2001

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=

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No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1102Ravi Shastri{{cr|IND}}1411{{cr|AUS}}6 October 1984Lost{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16895/scorecard/64238/india-vs-australia-5th-odi-australia-tour-of-india-1984-85 |title=5th ODI, Australia tour of India at Indore, Oct 6 1984|work=ESPNcricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}
2105*Gary Kirsten{{cr|RSA}}1342{{cr|AUS}}19 October 1996Won{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8552/scorecard/66060/australia-vs-south-africa-2nd-match-titan-cup-1996-97 |title=2nd Match, Titan Cup at Indore, Oct 19 1996|work=ESPNcricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}
3139Sachin Tendulkar{{cr|IND}}1251{{cr|AUS}}31 March 2001Won{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15565/scorecard/64709/india-vs-australia-3rd-odi-australia-tour-of-india-2000-01 |title=3rd ODI, Australia tour of India at Indore, Mar 31 2001|work=ESPNcricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}

List of Five Wicket Hauls

=Key=

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Symbol

! Meaning

{{dagger}}

|The bowler was man of the match

{{double-dagger}}

|10 or more wickets taken in the match

§

|One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match

Date

|Day the Test started or ODI was held

Inn

|Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken

Overs

|Number of overs bowled.

Runs

|Number of runs conceded

Wkts

|Number of wickets taken

Econ

|Runs conceded per over

Batsmen

|Batsmen whose wickets were taken

Drawn

|The match was drawn.

=One Day Internationals=

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! scope="col" width="38"|No.

! scope="col" width="145"|Bowler

! scope="col" width="220"|Date

! scope="col" width="120"|Team

! scope="col" width="120"|Opposing team

! scope="col" width="60"|Inn

! scope="col" width="82"|Overs

! scope="col" width="70"|Runs

! scope="col" width="60"|Wkts

! scope="col" width="70"|Econ

! scope="col" width="160" class="unsortable" |Batsmen

! scope="col" width="70"|Result

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|scope="row"| 1

{{sortname|Krishnamachari|Srikkanth}}{{dts|format=dmy|1988|12|15}}{{cr|IND}}{{cr|NZL}}{{nts|2}}{{nts|6}}{{nts|32}}{{sort|06147|5}}{{nts|5.33}}align=left |

Won {{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16675/scorecard/64334/india-vs-new-zealand-3rd-odi-new-zealand-tour-of-india-1988-89 |title=3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Dec 15 1988| work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 August 2019}}

See also

References

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