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Zahoor
Elahi
Stadium
(Urdu:
ظہور
الہی
اسٹیڈیم)
is
a
cricket
ground
in
Gujrat,
Pakistan.
This
stadium
regularly
hosts
Inter-district
and
Inter-region
tournaments.
Other
than
that
it
has
hosted
a
total
of
14
grade
II
matches
and
one
first
class
match.
It
is
the
home
ground
of
Gujrat
cricket
team
and
Gujrat
Under-19s.
Zahoor
Elahi
Stadium
was
previously
known
as
the
Horse
show
Ground.
The
reason
behind
this
name
was
a
horse
show
which
was
held
here
annually
till
the
late
nineties.
It
was
rebuilt
during
the
years
2001
and
2002.
After
the
renovation
in
March
2002
Horse
showground
was
renamed
as
Zahoor
Elahi
Stadium
to
honour
the
late
politician
Chaudhry
Zahoor
Elahi.
Zahoor
Elahi
Stadium
has
never
hosted
an
international
match
and
as
of
now
it
is
not
recognized
as
a
First-class
ground
either
by
Pakistan
Cricket
Board
thus
it
no
longer
hosts
first-class
matches
however
it
has
served
as
home
ground
for
Gujrat
cricket
team
in
a
number
of
other
tournaments
including
Inter-district
senior
and
under-19
tournaments.
First-class
Matches
Zahoor
Elahi
Stadium
hosted
its
only
first-class
match
during
the
group
stage
of
2012–13
Quaid-e-Azam
Trophy
on
28
December
2012.
Zahoor
Elahi
Stadium
has
been
used
for
a
number
of
purposes
beside
cricket.
Besides
Cricket
following
programs
are
organized
at
Chaudhary
Zahoor
Elahi
Cricket
Stadium:
Election
Campaigns
This
stadium
gets
a
fair
share
of
political
jamborees
often
during
election
days.
Recent
example
being
PTI's
jalsa
during
which
the
stadium
accommodated
almost
10,000
people.
Industrial
Exhibition
The
stadium
has
also
been
the
host
to
all
6
Industrial
exhibitions
conducted
by
Gujrat
chamber
of
commerce
annually.
Charity
Matches
More
than
a
couple
of
charity
matches
have
been
held
at
Zahoor
Elahi
Stadium.
Such
as
a
T20
exhibition
match
on
4
May
2012
saw
a
number
of
international
cricketers
such
including
former
captain
Shahid
Afridi,
Shoaib
Malik,
Imran
Nazir,
Abdul
Razaq,
Kamran
Akmal
and
Umar
Akmal.
Another
such
match
in
July
2014
saw
huge
attendance.
Punjab
Youth
Festival
Zahoor
elahi
stadium
is
recognized
as
a
sports
facility
by
sports
board
Punjab
and
it
regularly
hosts
competitions
which
are
part
of
Punjab
youth
Festival.[
Other
Sports
The
Ground
often
hosts
local
Kabaddi
matches.
It
is
also
known
to
be
the
host
of
Jashn-e-baharan
sports
festival.
However
good
place
to
enjoy
cricket
match!
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