Abhimanyu Cricket Academy is a multi-purpose stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.[1][2]
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| Full name | Abhimanyu Cricket Academy |
|---|---|
| Former names | National School of Cricket Ground |
| Location | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Owner | National School of Cricket |
| Operator | National School of Cricket |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2008 |
| Built | 2007 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Uttarakhand cricket team Red Bull Campus Cricket | |
| Website | |
| ESPNcricinfo | |
The academy is named after Uttarakhand cricketer Abhimanyu Easwaran's father RP Easwaran inspired by the character Abhimanyu in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He incidentally used the same name for his son. RP Easwaran bought a piece of land in Dehradun in 2005 and started to build the stadium.[3]
The stadium was established in 2007 when they hosted a match of Women's Domestic match between Uttar Pradesh Women and Railways Women.[4][5] The ground has floodlights so that the stadium can host day-night matches. It is made considering all norms of BCCI so that Ranji Trophy matches can be played.
The venue was also host of 2015/16 Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals where teams from India, South Africa, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates were involved in a Twenty20 competition.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Father builds cricket stadium for son". Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ NSCofficial Archived 27 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Abhimanyu Easwaran to play at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Other Matches
- ^ "Abhimanyu Easwaran, living his father's dream". Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Red Bull Campus Cricket
- ^ Aaron urges campus cricketers to remain focused
- ^ Aaron urges campus cricketers to remain focused