List of International Cricket Stadiums in India

India is a powerhouse in cricket, with many prolific cricketers hailing from every nook and cranny of this country. 

With a significant population and a huge interest in the sport, Indian fans want to catch the action live from cricket stadiums. 

Riding on that demand, cricket authorities have built international-level stadiums in India, which is now home to the most number of international cricket venues in the world.

The number even beats the total number of stadiums situated in the birthplace of cricket, England. Crazy, isn’t it?

On that note, let’s glance at the list of international cricket stadiums in India.

List of Test Cricket Venues in India

No.	Cricket Stadium	Location	First Test Hosted
1	Bombay Gymkhana Ground	Mumbai	1933
2	Eden Gardens	Kolkata	1934
3	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai	1934
4	Arun Jaitley Stadium	Delhi	1948
5	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai	1948
6	Green Park	Kanpur	1952
7	University Ground	Lucknow	1952
8	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium	Hyderabad	1955
9	Nehru Stadium	Madras	1956
10	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	Nagpur	1969
11	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru	1974
12	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai	1975
13	Moin-ul-Haq Stadium	Patna	1976
14	K. D. Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium	Lucknow	1976
15	Molana Azad Stadium	Jammu	1976
16	Gandhi Stadium	Jalandhar	1983
17	Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera)	Ahmedabad	1983
18	Barabati Stadium	Cuttack	1985
19	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Jaipur	1987
20	Sector 16 Stadium	Chandigarh	1990
21	I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Mohali	1994
22	Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground	Kolkata	1995
23	Keenan Stadium	Jamshedpur	1995
24	Bilakhiya Stadium	Vapi	2003
25	Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground	New Delhi	2005
26	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground	Mysore	2014
27	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Jamtha)	Nagpur	2008
28	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal)	Hyderabad	2010
29	Holkar Cricket Stadium	Indore	2016
30	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium	Rajkot	2016
31	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium	Visakhapatnam	2016
32	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium	Pune	2017
33	JSCA International Stadium Complex	Ranchi	2017
34	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	Dharamsala	2017
35	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium	Dehradun	2019
36	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	Lucknow	2019
37	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy	Navi Mumbai	2023

Note: The above list includes venues that have hosted at least one Test match (men’s or women’s).

Key Points

Bombay Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai became the first-ever Indian venue to host a Test match. India played against England in their first home Test match in December 1933. That’s the only Test match hosted by the venue.

India’s men’s team registered their first home Test win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in 1952. India defeated England by an innings and eight runs to log their overall first Test victory.

Among these venues, only Eden Gardens, MA Chidambaram Stadium, and Arun Jaitley Stadium have staged 35 or more men’s Test matches.

Among the inactive venues, Gymkhana Ground, University Ground, Gandhi Stadium, Sector 16 Stadium, and K. D. Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium have hosted only one men’s Test match each.

Dehradun’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium and Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium hosted their respective first men’s Test matches in 2019. But India didn’t feature in any of those matches, as these stadiums acted as Afghanistan’s home venues against Ireland and the West Indies, respectively.

Narendra Modi Stadium, located in Ahmedabad, is now the largest cricket stadium in the world. The stadium has a seating capacity of 1,32,000 spectators.

Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium staged the first women’s Test in India. The Indian women’s team took on the West Indies women at this venue in October 1976.

List of International Cricket Venues in India

No.	Cricket Stadium	Location	First International Match
1	Bombay Gymkhana Ground	Mumbai	1933
2	Eden Gardens	Kolkata	1934
3	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai	1934
4	Arun Jaitley Stadium	Delhi	1948
5	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai	1948
6	Green Park	Kanpur	1952
7	University Ground	Lucknow	1952
8	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium	Hyderabad	1955
9	Nehru Stadium	Madras	1956
10	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	Nagpur	1969
11	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru	1974
12	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai	1975
13	Moin-ul-Haq Stadium	Patna	1976
14	K. D. Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium	Lucknow	1976
15	Molana Azad Stadium	Jammu	1976
16	Keenan Stadium	Jamshedpur	1978
17	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad	1981
18	Barabati Stadium	Cuttack	1982
19	Gandhi Sports Complex Ground	Amritsar	1982
20	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Jaipur	1983
21	Gandhi Stadium	Jalandhar	1983
22	Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium	Srinagar	1983
23	Moti Bagh Stadium	Vadodara	1983
24	Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera)	Ahmedabad	1983
25	Nehru Stadium	Indore	1983
26	Nehru Stadium	Guwahati	1983
27	Country Golf Club Ground	Faridabad	1984
28	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	New Delhi	1984
29	University Stadium	Trivandrum	1984
30	Nehru Stadium	Pune	1984
31	Sector 16 Stadium	Chandigarh	1985
32	Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground	Rajkot	1986
33	Nahar Singh Stadium	Faridabad	1988
34	Captain Roop Singh Stadium	Gwalior	1988
35	Indira Priyadarshini Stadium	Visakhapatnam	1988
36	Nehru Stadium	Margao	1990
37	I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Mohali	1993
38	Reliance Stadium	Vadodara	1994
39	Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground	Kolkata	1995
40	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground	Mysore	1997
41	Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium	Ghaziabad	1997
42	Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground	Mysore	1997
43	Middle Income Group Ground	Mumbai	1997
44	Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground	New Delhi	1997
45	Karnail Singh Stadium	Delhi	1997
46	Nehru Stadium	Gurgaon	1997
47	Harbax Singh Stadium	Delhi	1997
48	Nehru Stadium	Kochi	1998
49	Barkatullah Khan Stadium	Jodhpur	2000
50	Indira Gandhi Stadium	Vijayawada	2002
51	Bilakhiya Stadium	Vapi	2003
52	Aurangabad District Cricket Association Ground	Aurangabad	2003
53	Tata Digwadih Stadium	Dhanbad	2004
54	Tau Devi Lal Stadium	Gurgaon	2004
55	Infosys Ground	Mysore	2004
56	Pithwala Stadium	Surat	2004
57	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Jamtha)	Nagpur	2008
58	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal)	Hyderabad	2010
59	Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC	Mumbai	2010
60	Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex	Vizianagaram	2014
61	Holkar Cricket Stadium	Indore	2016
62	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium	Rajkot	2016
63	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium	Visakhapatnam	2016
64	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium	Pune	2017
65	JSCA International Stadium Complex	Ranchi	2017
66	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	Dharamsala	2017
67	Barsapara Cricket Stadium	Guwahati	2017
68	Greenfield International Stadium	Thiruvananthapuram	2017
69	Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground	Greater Noida	2017
70	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium	Dehradun	2018
71	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	Lucknow	2018
72	Lalbhai Contractor Stadium	Surat	2019
73	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium	Raipur	2023
74	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy	Navi Mumbai	2023
75	Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium	Gwalior	2024

Note: The above list includes venues that have hosted at least one international match (men’s or women’s). The also includes the Test venues.

Key Points

Jamshedpur’s Keenan Stadium staged the first-ever women’s ODI match in India. The stadium hosted the 1978 Women’s World Cup’s opening match between Australia and New Zealand on January 1, 1978.

On the other hand, Sardar Vallabhbhai Stadium in Ahmedabad hosted the first men’s ODI in November 1981. It was a match between India and England, which the visitors won by five wickets.

Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium got the honour of hosting the first-ever men’s T20I match in India. The Men in Blue faced Australia in the only T20I match played at the venue in October 2007.

Two and a half years later, Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai held the first women’s T20I match. The ground hosted the first T20I between India and England on March 4, 2010.

In January 2023, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur became the 50th Indian venue to host a men’s international match. The Raipur venue staged an ODI between India and New Zealand.

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