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Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Jhansi

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Coordinates: 25°27′10″N 78°33′31″E / 25.45278°N 78.55861°E / 25.45278; 78.55861
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Dhyanchand Stadium
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Full nameDhyanchand Stadium
LocationJhansi, Uttar Pradesh
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
OperatorIndian Railways
Capacity5,000
Construction
Built1902
Opened1902
Website
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Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium is a hockey ground in Jhansi, India. The stadium is mostly used for Hockey purposes and has got coaching facility. The stadium is named after Major Dhyan Chand who lived in Jhansi.[1][2]

The stadium was a cricket stadium in past and had hosted two official cricket matches. The stadium was used by Railways cricket team. In 1903, the stadium hosted a cricket match when home side Bundelkhand cricket team played against Oxford University Authentics.[3][4] The stadium hosted its one and only cricket match Railways cricket team played against Madhya Pradesh cricket team in 1984 since then the stadium is unused for cricket.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dhyan Chand Profile".
  2. ^ "Sports in Jhansi, Sports Clubs Jhansi, Sports Stadiums in Jhansi". Jhansionline.in. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "FIRST-CLASS MATCHES PLAYED ON DHYANCHAND STADIUM, JHANSI (1)". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Railways v Madhya Pradesh Scorecard". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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25°27′10″N 78°33′31″E / 25.45278°N 78.55861°E / 25.45278; 78.55861


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