East Coast Railway Stadium
| Location | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 20°19′22″N 85°49′45″E / 20.322727°N 85.829117°E |
| Establishment | 2008 |
| Capacity | 1,720[1] |
| Operator | Odisha Cricket Association |
| Tenants | Odisha cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
East Coast Railway Stadium is a cricket stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It hosts Ranji Trophy, and other matches.[2]
History
[edit]The present stadium was built across an area of over 22 acres at a cost of Rs 6 crore. The stadium has four turfs for practice. The drainage system is one of the best in the state. The stadium hosted its first Ranji Trophy match in November 2008.
A few Twenty20 matches during the first edition of the Odisha Premier League were also hosted at this venue.[3]
A huge manual scoreboard has been put up for the first time for Odisha versus Karnataka Ranji Trophy match.
In 2010, Bhubaneswar Stadium was put to use during the Orissa-Punjab Elite Group B Ranji Trophy tournament league match was played. General Manager of East Coast Railway AK Vohra inaugurated the match. Former Australian cricketer and Odisha coach Michael Bevan was also present.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bhubaneshwar stadium inaugurated".
- ^ "Ranji match at Railway stadium from tomorrow". The Hindu. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ eastcoastrail
- ^ cricketarchive