Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex

Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex
Ground information
Location Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 28°28′14″N 77°31′12″E / 28.470467°N 77.519936°E / 28.470467; 77.519936Coordinates: 28°28′14″N 77°31′12″E / 28.470467°N 77.519936°E / 28.470467; 77.519936
Establishment 2013
Capacity 40,000 (will be expanded to 100,000).[1][2]
Owner Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority
Operator Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association.,[3]
Tenants Uttar Pradesh cricket team
End names
n/a
International information
Team information
Uttar Pradesh cricket team (2015-)
Afghanistan cricket team (2015-)
As of April 15, 2016

Greater Noida Cricket Stadium or Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex is a newly constructed cricket stadium in Greater Noida, India.

The stadium conforms to norms and specifications prescribed by ICC with associated amenities like media and corporate boxes, medical facilities, merchandise stores, a food court, an information kiosk and many others.

History

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association secretary Rajeev Shukla in November 2009 said the Jaypee Group, who are developing a Sports city in Greater Noida are building a cricket stadium there and UPCA has already inked a fifty-year agreement with them to hold matches.

He added that stadium will be ready by 2011 and it will hold Twenty20 and One-Day International matches. Initially the spectator capacity at the stadium will be 40,000 but it will be increased to 1,00,000.

Shukla said they were ready to take Green Park Stadium on lease from the state government but they have not been successful in convincing the authorities. He said they were looking for a land between Kanpur and Lucknow to have their own stadium.[4][5]

It is built as per the latest ICC specifications and guidelines, and is named Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex. The stadium is fully equipped with all the facilities with floodlights, a bowling alley, an indoor stadium, lawn tennis courts in the premises. The stadium is located near YMCA and Jaypee Resorts in Greater Noida. The stadium hosted its first ever Ranji Trophy match between Uttar Pradesh cricket team and Baroda cricket team from December 1 to 4, 2015.[6]

The stadium became the home ground for the Afghanistan national cricket team after they decided to shift their home ground from Sharjah.[7][8][9] The stadium hosted 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup match between Afghanistan cricket team and Namibia cricket team in April 2016 as Afghanistan beat Namibia by an innings and 36 runs.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UP to get one more cricket stadium by 2011". Times of India. 27 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Jaypeesports
  3. ↑ "UP to get one more cricket stadium by 2011". Zeenews , Friday, 27 November 2009, 21:26,First Published:PTI.
  4. ↑ "UP to get one more cricket stadium by 2011". Times of India, 27 November 2009, 08.53pm IST. 2009-11-27.
  5. ↑ Official Website
  6. ↑ "UP-Vadodara Ranji match shifted to Greater Noida". Times Of India. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "India to host Afghanistan home games". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Soon a Noida home for Afghan cricketers". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  10. ↑ ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Namibia at Greater Noida, Apr 10-13, 2016
  11. ↑ Shahzad, spinners give Afghanistan innings win

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