GK: List of International Cricket Grounds in India (Oldest to Newest)

Here is a list of international cricket grounds in India. International cricket was held in India for the first time in December 1933 when the Gymkhana Ground in Bombay played host to the India-England Test match. The list is sorted Oldest Cricket Grounds to Newest.



Gymkhana Ground Espalande Maidan
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Seat Capacity: 15,000
First Match: 15 December 1933

Eden Gardens
Kolkata, West Bengal
Seat Capacity: 66,349
First Match: 5 January 1934

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Seat Capacity: 40,000
First Match: 10 February 1934

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
Delhi
Seat Capacity: 41,000
First Match: 10 November 1948

Brabourne Stadium
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 9 December 1948

Green Park Stadium
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 45,000
First Match: 12 January 1952

University Ground
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 52,000
First Match: 23 October 1952

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 30,000
First Match: 19 November 1955

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Seat Capacity: 30,000
First Match: 6 January 1956

VCA Ground
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Seat Capacity: 45,000
First Match: 3 October 1969

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bangalore, Karnataka
Seat Capacity: 36,000
First Match: 22 November 1974

Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Seat Capacity: 33,108
First Match: 23 January 1975

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Seat Capacity: 54,000
First Match: 25 November 1981

Gandhi Stadium
Jalandhar, Punjab
Seat Capacity: 16,000
First Match: 20 December 1981

Barabati Stadium
Cuttack, Odisha
Seat Capacity: 45,000
First Match: 27 January 1982

Gandhi Sports Complex Ground
Amritsar, Punjab
Seat Capacity: 16,000
First Match: 12 September 1982

Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Seat Capacity: 30,000
First Match: 2 October 1983

Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Seat Capacity: 12,000
First Match: 13 October 1983

Moti Bagh Stadium Motibaug Palace Ground
Vadodara, Gujarat
Seat Capacity: 18,000
First Match: 9 November 1983

Sardar Patel Stadium
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Seat Capacity: 54,000
First Match: 12 November 1983

Nehru Stadium
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 1 December 1983

Keenan Stadium
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Seat Capacity: 19,000
First Match: 7 December 1983

Nehru Stadium
Guwahati, Assam
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 17 December 1983

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Delhi
Seat Capacity: 60,000
First Match: 28 September 1984

University Stadium
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Seat Capacity: 20,000
First Match: 1 October 1984

Nehru Stadium
Pune, Maharashtra
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 5 December 1984

Sector 16 Stadium
Chandigarh
Seat Capacity: 30,000
First Match: 27 January 1985

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground
Rajkot, Gujarat
Seat Capacity: 15,000
First Match: 7 October 1986

Nahar Singh Stadium
Faridabad, Haryana
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 19 January 1988

Roop Singh Stadium
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 45,000
First Match: 22 January 1988

Indira Priyadarshini Stadium
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 45,000
First Match: 10 December 1988

Fatorda Stadium
Margao, Goa
Seat Capacity: 19,000
First Match: 25 October 1989

K. D. Singh Babu Stadium
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 27 October 1989

Punjab Cricket Association
Mohali, Punjab
Seat Capacity: 28,000
First Match: 22 November 1993

IPCL Sports Complex Ground
Vadodara, Gujarat
Seat Capacity: 20,000
First Match: 28 October 1994

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Kochi, Kerala
Seat Capacity: 75,000
First Match: 1 April 1998

Barkatullah Khan Stadium
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Seat Capacity: 30,000
First Match: 8 December 2000

Indira Gandhi Stadium
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 24 November 2002

APCA-VDCA Stadium
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 5 April 2005

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 55,000
First Match: 16 November 2005

Holkar Cricket Stadium
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 30,000
First Match: 15 April 2006

VCA Stadium
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Seat Capacity: 45,000
First Match: 6 November 2008

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Pune, Maharashtra
Seat Capacity: 55,000
First Match: 20 December 2012

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Rajkot, Gujarat
Seat Capacity: 32,000
First Match: 11 January 2013

JSCA International Cricket Stadium
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Seat Capacity: 40,000
First Match: 19 January 2013

HPCA Stadium
Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh
Seat Capacity: 25,000
First Match: 27 January 2013