Maulana Azad Stadium
Jammu International Cricket Stadium | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
Establishment | 1966 |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Tenants | Jammu and Kashmir cricket team |
End names | |
n/a n/a | |
International information | |
Only ODI | 19 December, 1988: India v New Zealand |
Only women's Test | 27–29 November 1976: India v West Indies |
Only WODI | 24 March 1985: India v New Zealand |
As of 8 December, 2019 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
The Maulana Azad Stadium (also spelled Molana Azad Stadium) is a stadium in Jammu and is one of the home venues for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team.[1] It is located on the banks of the Tawi River[2]
Cricket
Maulana Azad Stadium has hosted home games for Jammu and Kashmir in domestic tournaments since 1966.[1] It has also hosted one One Day International in 1988 between India and New Zealand, which was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled.[3][4]
The stadium has played host to one women's test match where India lost to West Indies in 1976[5] and one Women's One Day International where India beat New Zealand in 1985.[6] The Stadium hosted 4 Matches of 2023 Legends League Cricket from 27 November 2023 to 1 December 2023.
Other uses
The ground is used for the Republic Day Parade in the state annually.[2] In 1995, three bomb blasts containing RDX were set off by remote control at the stadium during the parade resulting in eight deaths and fifty four injuries.[7] The blasts occurred when Governor General K V Krishna Rao was on stage taking salute[2] with 30,000 people in attendance.[8] Rao himself narrowly escaped the blast.[9] In the year 2000, three solar-activated rockets programmed to hit Maulana Azad Stadium were found by the police a few days prior to the Republic Day Parade.[10] Since the bombing incident in 1995 the entire turf is dug up as part of a security preparations prior to the Republic Day Parade. In 2000, as part of one of these excavations, an ancient structure of brick and plastered lime was unearthed. A newspaper report claimed that the structure was related to water since a drain was found.[2] A lodging centre at the stadium has played host to pilgrims embarking on the Amarnath yatra, from where the yatra flags off.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Molana Azad Stadium, Jammu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Dirt digging unearths heritage scoop". The Indian Express. 1 February 2000. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of India, 1988/89 / Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Northern light". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "West Indies Women in India 1976/77 (6th Test)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand Women in India 1984/85 (6th ODI)". Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "3 bomb blasts kill 7, hurt 52 at Karshmir fete". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 27 January 1995. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ Joshi, Manoj (1999). The lost rebellion. Penguin Books. p. 393. ISBN 014027846X.
- ^ Alexander, Yonah (2002). Combating terrorism: strategies of ten countries. University of Michigan Press. p. 313. ISBN 0472098241.
- ^ "Alarm bells as Pak ultras sneak back into Kashmir". The Indian Express. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Amarnath pilgrims begin journey". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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