Guru Nanak College Ground
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| Location | Velachery, Chennai, India | ||
| Establishment | 1971 | ||
| Capacity | 3000 | ||
| Owner | Guru Nanak College | ||
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As of 10 April 2014 Source: Cricket Archive | |||
Guru Nanak College Ground is a cricket ground in Velachery, Chennai. Also known as India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground for sponsorship reasons, it is named after the Sikh guru Guru Nanak.[1][2] The college ground was founded in 1971 on the 500th anniversary of Guru Nanak.[3]
The ground has been used for first class cricket since 1978.[2] It has hosted Ranji Trophy matches since 1996 for Tamil Nadu and a Women's One Day International in 2002.[4][5] It is one of the venues for hosting warm-up matches for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6]
References
- ↑ "Guru Nanak College Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- 1 2 "India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Official Website". Guru Nanak College. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "First Class Matches Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Woman's One Day Internationals Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches". ICC. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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