Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
{{Short description|Sports venue in Jabalpur, India}}
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| location = Wright Town, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
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| opened = 1956
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| owner = Jabalpur Municipal Corporation
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| capacity = 15,000[http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml World Stadium]
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| tenants = Madhya Pradesh cricket team
Madhya Pradesh football team
Pride Sports FC (formerly)
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Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium is the main sports venue in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. It is used for several sports, like association football and cricket. The stadium has hosted two first-class cricket matches in 1976 and 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1046_f.html First-class matches] between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36713.html Scorecard] and between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41857.html Scorecards]
History
As originally planned, the stadium was to be built in Ranital. However, given the time and expense involved, the then District Council Chairman of Jabalpur City in 1956, Captain B P Tiwari decided to build a small stadium in Wright Town grounds.{{cite news |last1=Civic Affairs |first1=Government Archives |title=Citizen Press, 1956 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vfsmAQAAIAAJ&q=B+P+Tiwari+Jabalpur |access-date=15 May 2022 |work=Civic Affairs, Volume 3, Issues 7-12 |agency=University of California |volume=3|issue=7–12 |publisher=University of California |date=January 1956}} Due to the death of Ravishankar Shukla in 1956, Captain B P Tiwari, Shukla's close aide, decided to name the stadium and adjacent sports facilities after him. The Ravishankar Shukla stadium was established as a result of this.{{Cite book |title=Encyclopedia Indica: A Compendium of Milestones |publisher=Pelican Creations International, 2009, University of Michigan |date=12 Aug 2010 |isbn=9788186738146 |edition=2010 |pages=1024}}
First-class
List of First-class matches played at Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium
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| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
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| Madhya Pradesh | Rajasthan | Madhya Pradesh | By 6 Wickets | 1976 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Drawn | 1981 |
See also
- [http://wikimapia.org/129826/Pt-Ravishankar-Shukla-Stadium-Jabalpur Stadium picture]
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1046.html cricketarchive]
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58155.html espncricinfo]
References
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{{Sport venues in Madhya Pradesh}}
Category:Football venues in Madhya Pradesh
Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in India
Category:Cricket grounds in Madhya Pradesh
Category:Sports venues in Jabalpur
Category:Buildings and structures in Jabalpur
Category:1976 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
Category:Sports venues completed in 1976
Category:20th-century architecture in India
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