Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
View of Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium
Ground information
Location Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates 17°24′23.4″N 78°33′01.6″E / 17.406500°N 78.550444°E / 17.406500; 78.550444
Establishment 2003
Capacity 45,000
Owner Hyderabad Cricket Association
Architect Shashi Prabhu[1]
Operator Hyderabad Cricket Association
Tenants Indian Cricket Team
Hyderabad cricket team
Sunrisers Hyderabad
End names
Shiv lal Yadav End
VVS Laxman End
International information
First Test 12 November 2010:
 India v  New Zealand
Last Test 12 October 2018:
 India v  West Indies
First ODI 16 November 2005:
 India v  South Africa
Last ODI 9 November 2014:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Only T20I 13 October 2017:
 India v  Australia
As of 13 October 2017
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association.

It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 45,000 and extends across 16 acres (65,000 m2) of land. The ends are named Pavilion End and North End. On the retirement of VVS Laxman, the HCA decided to honour the state hero by naming the North End after him. As of 19 Oct, 2018 it has hosted 5 Tests and 5 ODIs. This stadium hosted the opener and final of 2017 Indian Premier League.

History

HCA's previous home ground was the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in the Fateh Maidan sports complex at Basheerbagh in central Hyderabad. The ground belonged to the Sports Authority of Telangana State and HCA had limited operating autonomy over this ground.

Moreover, due to its smaller size, it soon came to be known as a high-scoring ground and so Hyderabad was not considered for many high-profile cricket matches in India.

In 2003, the proposal for a new stadium was submitted by HCA to the government of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, then headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu. The proposal was quickly cleared and HCA was allocated a budget for the same. The government also identified a large piece of land suitable for the project at Uppal.

Most of the funding for the project came after an open auction of the stadium's title was held. Visaka Industries Limited won the auction with a bid price of ₹65,00,00,000. A sum of ₹43,00,00,000 was paid in advance and the stadium was named as Visakha International Cricket Stadium in 2004.

By 2005 when most of the stadium was built, it was ready to host its first ODI Match between India and South Africa. However, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh decided to change the name of the stadium to Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in memory of the former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.

Following this decision, HCA was required to pay Visakha Industries six times the contract price in accordance with the contract clauses governing any subsequent renaming of the stadium or the Visakha name not remaining attached to the stadium. HCA however, following some negotiations by Govt, got away by paying an amount of ₹43,00,00,000, i.e. the contract price only.

Stats & Records

Matches Hosted

Records

Ground capacity & factors

  • The stadium extends across 16 acres and has a seating capacity of 45,000 spectators. The ends are Pavilion End and North End (V.V.S. Laxman end).
  • Floodlights are mounted on six towers to illuminate the stadium during day-night matches having been commissioned in April 2007.
  • The wicket here is considered as a flat track, with a reputation of being a batsman-friendly and high-scoring pitch.
A Panoramic view of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH fans while an IPL match

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Telugu: సన్ రైజర్స్ హైదరాబాద్) is a cricket franchise based in Hyderabad by the IPL Governing Council. The team is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the Sun TV Network.

Kane Williamson is the captain of the team. Tom Moody is the head coach and Simon Helmot is the assistant coach of the team. Kris Srikkanth and VVS Laxman are the mentors of the team while Muttiah Muralitharan was the bowling coach of the team. The team won 2016 IPL season.

The team jersey was unveiled on 8 March 2013, and team anthem directed by GV Prakash Kumar was released on 12 March 2013. Their logo was unveiled on 20 December 2012, along with the announcement that the team's management would be led by Kris, Tom Moody and VVS Laxman.

The stadium suffered from a jinx of losing matches for the home team. Deccan Chargers lost all their matches in 2008 Indian Premier League. So the management had decided to change the dressing room position of the home team and also installed a sculpture of Lord Ganesha who is the god for success and the efforts of the management finally resulted in a win for India in the next match beating England with a margin of over a hundred runs. India won 4 out of 5 test matches hosted at this venue (1 Drawn). It also turned the fortunes of Sunrisers Hyderabad with almost all wins at home.

Test cricket

It was the 101st venue for Test matches in world cricket.[3]

Test Matches Records

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Most centuries[6]
CenturiesPlayerPeriod
2 (5 Innings)Cheteshwar Pujara2012-2018
2 (3 Innings)Murali Vijay2013-2017
1 (1 Innings)Mushfiqur Rahim2017
1 (2 Innings)Wriddhiman Saha2017
1 (2 Innings)Harbhajan Singh2010-2013
1 (2 Innings)Tim McIntosh2010
1 (5 Innings)Virat Kohli2012-2018
1 (4 Innings)Brendon McCullum2010–2012
1 (1 Innings)Roston Chase2018

One Day International cricket

Stadium Records

  • Australia had scored 350/4, it is the highest score at the stadium.
  • England had scored 174, it is the lowest score at the stadium.
  • Yuvraj Singh's 233 scored in three matches is the most of runs scored at the stadium.
  • Sachin Tendulkar's 175 is the highest individual score at the stadium.
  • Sachin Tendulkar completed 17,000 ODI runs, made his 45th ODI century and received his 60th ODI Man of the match award.
  • 697 runs made for the loss of 14 wickets in one match.

One Day International Records

CategoryInformation
Highest Innings TotalAustralia  Australia 350/4 - India v Australia, 1 innings, 5 Nov 2009
Lowest Innings TotalEngland  England 174 - 2 innings, 14 Oct 2011
Highest Individual ScoreSachin Tendulkar  India 175 (Balls:141 4x19 6x4) - India v Australia, 5 Nov 2009
Best Bowling In A MatchR Ashwin India 3/35 (8.1 overs) - India v England, 14 Oct 2011
Most RunsYuvraj Singh  India 233 Runs (Mat:3 Inn:3 HS:121 Ave:77.66 SR:94.33 100x2 50x0)
Most WicketsR Ashwin India 3 Wickets (Mat:1 Runs:35 Best:3/35 Ave:11.667 Econ:4.28)

Twenty20 International

The ground was scheduled to host its first ever Twenty20 International on 13 October 2017, against Australia. However, it was called off due to a wet outfield.[10]

References

  1. ↑ spa-aec.com
  2. ↑ "India-Bangladesh Test encounter this year to be called Durjoy-Ganguly Trophy", SportsKeeda
  3. ↑ List of Test cricket grounds
  4. ↑ Cricket Records | Records | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | Test matches | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo
  5. ↑ Cricket Records | Records | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | Test matches | High scores | ESPN Cricinfo
  6. ↑ Cricket Records | Records | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | Test matches | Most hundreds | ESPN Cricinfo
  7. ↑ Cricket Records | Records | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | One-Day Internationals | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo
  8. ↑ Cricket Records | Records | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | One-Day Internationals | High scores | ESPN Cricinfo
  9. ↑ Cricket Records | Records | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | One-Day Internationals | Most hundreds | ESPN Cricinfo
  10. ↑ "Hyderabad T20I called off, India-Australia series tied". Retrieved 13 October 2017.

Coordinates: 17°24′23.4″N 78°33′01.6″E / 17.406500°N 78.550444°E / 17.406500; 78.550444

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