Saifai International Cricket Stadium

Saifai International Cricket Stadium
Ground information
LocationMajor Dhyanchand Sports College campus, Saifai (Etawah district), Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates26°58′00″N 78°57′27″E / 26.9667°N 78.9574°E / 26.9667; 78.9574
Establishment1 June 2018
Capacity43,000[1]
OwnerMajor Dhyanchand Sports College (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
OperatorMajor Dhyanchand Sports College & District Cricket Association Jalaun
TenantsDistrict Cricket Association Jalaun
Uttar Pradesh cricket team
Major Dhyanchand Sports College
End names
n/a
n/a
International information
Team information
UPCA (2018 – present)
As of 6 April 2020
Source: Cricinfo

Saifai International Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium of International Standard in Saifai (Etawah district), Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][3][4] It is situated inside the Major Dhyanchand Sports College's campus. It has a seating capacity of 43,000 people and has one of the largest scoreboard displays for a cricket stadium in India.[1] There is an All-weather Swimming Pool, Athletics Stadium and an Indoor Stadium in the campus of the Sports College along with this cricket stadium. It was inaugurated on 1 June 2018, along with the Etawah Safari Park and Abhinav Vidyalaya, Saifai at a function in Etawah city.[5]

This stadium falls under jurisdiction of District Cricket Association Jalaun which is a district/zonal unit of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association.[6] Etawah district in which stadium is situated doesn't have a district cricket association approved by Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association and because of it, cricketers selection from Etawah district along with other cricket activities fall under District Cricket Association Jalaun.[7][8]

History

This stadium's building Work was started by the Samajwadi Party government, in 2017. It is built in the native village of then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, he approved the building plan in August 2015 in his government's cabinate meeting. Its majority work was finished but The building work was halted due to monetary issues.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "इस स्टेडियम में लगेगा देश के सभी स्टेडियम से बड़ा स्कोर बोर्ड". M.jagran.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "ǒवषय :- सैफई जनपद इटावा मɅ अÛ तरा[ç Ěȣय è तर के ǑĐके ट è टेǑडयम के िनमा[ण से सà बǔÛधत Ĥारǔàभक Ĥायोजना Ĥè ताव/आगणन कȧ è वीकृ ित के सà बÛ ध मɅ।". Shasanadesh.up.nic.in. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ Ganesan, Uthra (5 May 2016). "In the middle of nowhere, Saifai attempts to emerge as a major sporting hub". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ^ "सैफई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट स्टेडियम पर मेहरबान हुई योगी सरकार". livehindustan.com (in Hindi).
  5. ^ "आम जनता को समर्पित हुआ इटावा सफारी पार्क". m.jagran.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. ^ "जगदीश भल्ला मेमोरियल अंडर 19 आल इंडिया क्रिकेट टूर्नामेंट कल से सैफ़ई में". tejaskhabar.com. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-auraiya/story-trial-match-of-upca-39-s-under-19-jalaun-zone-begins-7987612.html
  8. ^ https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-auraiya/story-registration-of-cricket-players-for-upca-begins-7813556.html
  9. ^ Ruchi Sharma (14 October 2017). "सैफई में बना अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्टेडियम ,सरकार से नहीं मिला बजट, पड़ा अधूरा" [International stadium built in Saifai incomplete]. Patrika News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Saifai to get international cricket stadium". The Indian Express. Saifai: The Indian Express. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.