Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium

Stadium in Naya Raipur, India

The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Raipur, also known as Naya Raipur International Cricket Stadium, is a cricket arena in the city of Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. The Cricket Stadium is India's 50th international cricket venue. First International cricket match played here was an ODI between India and New Zealand in 2023, which was won by India. This state-of-the-art cricket stadium hosts domestic and international cricket matches. It is the largest sports stadium in Central India. It is the third largest cricket stadium in India and fourth-largest cricket stadium in the world. The stadium has a seating capacity of 65,000 approx. Inaugurated in 2008, this ground hosted its first ever match in 2010, when the Canada national cricket team arrived in India and played a practice match against the Chhattisgarh state team. In 2013, the stadium was declared as a second home venue for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has since hosted many of the team's matches. The stadium is named after Veer Narayan Singh Binjhwar, a landlord from Sonakhan who spearheaded the 1857 war Indian independence in Chhattisgarh. From Wikipedia