Maulana Azad Stadium
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Establishment | 1966 [Globe] |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Owner | n/a |
| Tenants | Jammu and Kashmir cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a | |
| International information | |
| Only ODI | 19 December, 1988: India v New Zealand |
| As of 3 April, 2012 Source: CricketArchive.com |
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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] and is named after Indian freedom fighter Abul Kalam Azad.
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[5] and one Women's One Day International where India beat New Zealand in 1985.[6]
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][8] The blasts occurred when Governor General K V Krishna Rao was on stage taking salute[2] with 30,000 people in attendance.[9] Rao himself narrowly escaped the blast.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]
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