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List of Cricket Stadiums in India
| hideStadium | Capacity | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Modi Stadium | 132,000 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| Eden Gardens | 68,000 | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium | 65,000 | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| Ekana Cricket Stadium | 50,100 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| Greenfield International Stadium | 50,000 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| JSCA International Cricket Stadium | 50,000 | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium | 50,000 | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh |
| Brabourne Stadium | 50,000 | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati | 46,000 | Guwahati | Assam |
| DY Patil Stadium | 45,300 | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | 45,000 | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| Barabati Stadium | 45,000 | Cuttack | Odisha |
| Saifai International Cricket Stadium | 43,000 | Saifai | Uttar Pradesh |
| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 42,700 | Gahunje, Pune district | Maharashtra |
| Kotambi Stadium | 40,000 | Vadodara | Gujarat |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | 39,200 | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | 38,200 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium | 38,000 | Mullanpur | Punjab |
| Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium | 35,200 | Delhi | Delhi NCR |
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 33,800 | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Wankhede Stadium | 33,100 | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Green Park Stadium | 32,000 | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 30,000 | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| Barkatullah Khan Stadium | 30,000 | Jodhpur | Rajasthan |
| Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium | 30,000 | Agartala | Tripura |
| Holkar Cricket Stadium | 30,000 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| Guru Gobind Singh Stadium | 30,000 | Nanded | Maharashtra |
| Indira Gandhi Stadium | 25,000 | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh |
| Nehru Stadium | 25,000 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | 25,000 | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | 21,200 | Dharamshala | Himachal Pradesh |
| Veer Surendra Sai Stadium | 20,000 | Sambalpur | Odisha |
| YS Raja Reddy Stadium | 15,000 | Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh |
| Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium | 12,000 | Sri Nagar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Nagaland Cricket Association Stadium | 10,000 | Chümoukedima | Nagaland |
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Largest Cricket Stadium in India
Narendra Modi Stadium – The World’s Largest Cricket Stadium 
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Seating Capacity: 132,000 (Largest in the world!) 
Owned by: Gujarat Cricket Association Hosts: Domestic & International Cricket Matches
Historical Background
Built on the site of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, which hosted iconic 1987, 1996, and 2011 ICC World Cup matches.
Reconstruction:
2014 – Decision to build a modern, larger venue
Designed by: Australian firm Populous + Larsen & Toubro
Cost: ₹800 crore (US$94 million)
Design & Facilities
Features:
4 Dressing Rooms 11 Center Pitches 2 Practice Grounds World-class amenities & modern architecture
Surpasses the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in size & grandeur!
Renaming & Inauguration
Formerly: Motera Stadium Renamed: Narendra Modi Stadium in 2021, honoring India’s 14th Prime Minister Inaugurated by: President Ram Nath Kovind in February 2021
Memorable Events
2020 – Namaste Trump Event 
(First public event) 2021 – First Day-Night Test Match 
(India 
England) 2022 – National Games Opening Ceremony 
(29 September) 2023 – ICC ODI World Cup Final (Historic moment!)
With its world-class infrastructure and rich history, the Narendra Modi Stadium stands as a global cricketing marvel! 
It remains a symbol of India’s passion for cricket and a landmark of modern sports architecture.
FAQs
India has 52 international cricket stadiums, the highest number in any country.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, is the largest cricket stadium in the world with a seating capacity of 132,000.
The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is the oldest cricket stadium in India, established in 1934.
The Eden Gardens in Kolkata was the first stadium outside England to host the final of a men’s ODI cricket World Cup in 1987.
