Gymkhana Ground, Bengaluru

Gymkhana Ground
Full name Gymkhana Ground
Former names Rajendrasinhji Stadium
Location Bengaluru, Karnataka
Owner Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Operator Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Capacity 5,000
Construction
Broke ground 1888
Opened 1888
Website
Cricinfo

Gymkhana Ground is a multi purpose ground in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground one of the old cricket venue in in Bengaluru and India. Priviously, the ground is known as Rajendrasinhji Stadium. The ground hosted its match when Bangalore cricket team played against Madras cricket team.[1]

The stadium has hosted eight Ranji Trophy matches [2] from 1935 when Mysore cricket team played against Madras cricket team[3] until 1952 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4]

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