There are numerous world-renowned cricket stadiums located in India. Most grounds are under the administration of various state cricket boards as opposed to being under the control of the BCCI. The Bombay Gymkhana was the first ground in India to host a full-scale cricket match featuring an Indian cricket team. This was between the Parsis and the Europeans in 1877. The first stadium to host a Test match in India was also the Gymkhana Ground in Bombay in 1933, the only Test it ever hosted. The second and third Tests in the 1933 series were hosted at Eden Gardens and Chepauk. The Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi was the first stadium to host a Test match after independence, a draw against the West Indies in 1948, the first of a 5-Test series. 21 stadiums in India have hosted at least one official Test match. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of world-class cricket stadiums in India, with multiple Test venues in Lucknow, Chandigarh (PCA & Sector 16), Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Nagpur.
Eden Gardens in Kolkata has hosted the most Tests, and also has the largest seating capacity of any cricket stadium in the world, being capable of holding more than 90,000 spectators.[1] Founded in 1864, it is one of the most historical stadiums in India, having hosted numerous historical and controversial matches.[2] Other major stadiums in India include the Feroz Shah Kotla, which was established in 1883 and hosted memorable matches including Anil Kumble's ten wickets in an innings haul against Pakistan. For the last two years, the ground has been undergoing renovation.[3]
The Bombay Gymkhana hosted the first ever Test match in India which is the only Test it has hosted to date. Wankhede Stadium, established in 1974, has a capacity to hold 33,000 spectators and is currently the most popular venue in the city. It has hosted 21 Test matches. It was the unofficial successor of the Brabourne Stadium, which is also located in Mumbai. Mumbai is often considered the cricketing capital of India because of its fans and the talent it produces (see Mumbai cricket team) and thus the stadium regularly hosts major Test matches.[4] The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk is also considered to be an important historical Indian cricket ground, established in the early 1900s it was the site of India's first Test victory.[5]
With 22 centuries in Tests and 20 in ODIs at Indian cricket grounds, Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most centuries in India.[6]
Locations of all stadiums which have hosted a Test match within India
International contribution by Indian grounds
| No. |
Name |
Tests |
ODIs |
T20Is |
|---|
| Matches |
Centuries |
Matches |
Centuries |
Matches |
Centuries |
| 1 |
Barabati Stadium |
2[7] |
1[8] |
17[9] |
9[10] |
1[11] |
0 |
Key
| Symbol |
Meaning |
 |
The batsman was man of the match |
| * |
The batsman was not out |
| Balls |
The number of balls faced in the innings |
| Inns. |
Innings in which century was scored |
| Date |
Day the Test started or ODI was held |
| NR |
The number of balls was not recorded. |
| (1/3) |
Parentheses next to the player's name denotes his century number at the venue. |
| Result |
Result of the match |
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.[12][13]
Tests
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Winning team |
|---|
| 1 | 7002166000000000000♠166 | Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar |  India | 5000000000000000000♠ 279 | 1 |  Sri Lanka | 000000001987-01-04-00004 January 1987 | India[14] |
ODIs
Barkatullah Khan Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Pal Road, Jodhpur.[16]
ODIs
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Winning team |
|---|
| 1 | 7003146000000000000♠ 146 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar | India | 7002153000000000000♠153 | 1 |  Zimbabwe | 000000002000-12-08-00008 December 2000 | |
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior.[17]
ODIs
Gandhi Sports Complex Ground
No centuries have been scored at Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar.
Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar.[18]
Tests
Bombay Gymkhana Ground
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Gymkhana Ground, Mumbai.[20]
Tests
Holkar Cricket Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.[22]
ODIs
HPCA Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala.[23][24]
ODIs
T20Is
Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada.[25]
ODIs
Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam.[27]
ODIs
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.[28]
ODIs
JSCA International Stadium Complex
The following table summarises the centuries scored at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.[29]
ODIs
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at K.D.Singh 'Babu' Stadium, Lucknow.[31]
Tests
Keenan Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur.[32]
ODIs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad.[33][34]
Tests
ODIs
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot.[36]
ODIs
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
No centuries have been scored at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium
No centuries have been scored at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna.
Moti Bagh Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara.[37]
ODIs
Nahar Singh Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad.[39]
ODIs
Nehru Stadium, Madras
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Nehru Stadium, Madras (now Chennai).[41]
Tests
Nehru Stadium, Margao
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao.[42]
ODIs
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati.[43]
ODIs
Nehru Stadium, Indore
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Nehru Stadium, Indore.[44]
ODIs
Nehru Stadium, Kochi
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Nehru Stadium, Kochi.[45]
ODIs
Nehru Stadium, Pune
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Nehru Stadium, Pune.[46]
ODIs
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad .[47][48]
Tests
ODIs
Reliance Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara.[49]
ODIs
Sardar Patel Stadium
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
No centuries have been scored at Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.[50]
ODIs
Sector 16 Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh.[52]
ODIs
Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium
No centuries have been scored at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar.
University Stadium, Trivandrum
The following table summarises the centuries scored at University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.[53]
ODIs
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur.[54][55]
Tests
ODIs
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
The following table summarises the centuries scored at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.[56]
ODIs
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