Guru Nanak College Ground
Ground information
LocationVelachery, Chennai, India
Coordinates12°59′31″N 80°13′16″E / 12.992032°N 80.2210677°E / 12.992032; 80.2210677
Establishment1971
Capacity3000
OwnerGuru Nanak College, Chennai
International information
Only WODI6 January 2002:
 India v  England
Team information
1995-present (Tamil Nadu)
As of 9 September 2020
Source: CricketArchive

Guru Nanak College Ground is a cricket ground located in the Guru Nanak College premises in Velachery, Chennai.[1][2] It is named after the Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism when the college was established in 1971 on the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.[3][4]

The ground has been used for first class cricket since 1978.[2] It has hosted Ranji Trophy matches since 1996 for Tamil Nadu and a Women's One Day International in 2002.[5][6] It is one of the venues for hosting warm-up matches for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guru Nanak College Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Guru Nanak College, about us". Guru Nanak college. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Indian President charts success at Guru Nanak College in Chennai". Medianama. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "First Class Matches Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Woman's One Day Internationals Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches". ICC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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