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The Shaheed
Veer
Narayan
Singh
International
Cricket
Stadium or Naya
Raipur
International
Cricket
Stadium is
a cricket
field in
the
city
of Naya
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
It
is the
third
largest
cricket
stadium in
india
and
fourth-largest
cricket
stadium
in
the
world.
The
stadium
has
a
seating
capacity
of
65,000
approx. Inaugurated
in
2008,
this
ground
hosted
its
first
ever
match
in
2010,
when
the Canada
national
cricket
team arrived
in
India
and
played
a
practice
match
against
the
Chhattisgarh
state
team.
In
2013,
the
stadium
was
declared
as
a
second
home
venue
for
the Delhi
Daredevils in
the Indian
Premier
League (IPL)
and
has
since
hosted
many
of
the
team's
matches.This
ground
hosted
its
first
ever
match
in
2010,
when
the
Canada
national
cricket
team
arrived
in
India
and
played
a
practice
match
against
the
Chhattisgarh
state
team.
In
2013,
the
stadium
was
declared
as
a
second
host
venue
for
Delhi
Daredevils
in
the
Indian
Premier
League(IPL)
and
hosted
two
of
its
matches.
The
stadium
is
named
after
Veer
Narayan
Singh
a
landlord
from
Sonakhan
who
spearheaded
the
1857
war
Indian
independence
in
Chhattisgarh.
Stadium
is
situated
close
to
the
Swami
Vivekananda
Airport
in
Naya
Raipur
and
is
21
km
away
from
Raipur
main
city.
The
stadium
is
named
after Veer
Narayan
Singh
Binjhwar a
landlord
from Sonakhan who
spearheaded
the
1857
war
Indian
independence
in
Chhattisgarh.
The
construction
of
the
stadium
began
in
the
year
2001
and
it
was
completed
in
a
couple
of
years.
It
was
built
and
owned
by
the Government
of
Chhattisgarh.The
stadium
has
been
built
with
as
a
modern
sports
arena.
The
media
facilities
have
been
redone,
the
corporate
boxes
are
plush,
and
roofs
cover
the
rest
of
the
ground
to
provide
comfort
from
heat
Sunil
Gavaskar had
rated
this
stadium
to
as
one
of
the
best
stadiums
in
the
country
and
had
proposed
to
utilize
it
for
all
types
of
matches.
Irfan
Pathan who
was
in
awe
of
the
facilities
in
the
stadium
noted
that
"When
opportunities
are
created,
and
such
facilities
are
in
place,
there
is
the
hope
that
cricketers
will
emerge
.
I
hope
to
play
again
at
this
wonderful
venue"
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