Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E
View of Nehru Stadium | |
| Address | India |
|---|---|
| Location | R.G. Baruah Sports Complex, Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E |
| Owner | Radha Govinda Baruah (1962) Board of Sports of Assam (since 1962) |
| Operator | Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Tenants | |
| Assam cricket team Assam football team Assam women's football team Assam State Premier League GSA Football leagues | |
| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| Pavilion End Railway End | |
| First ODI | 17 December 1983: India v West Indies |
| Last ODI | 28 November 2010: India v New Zealand |
| First WODI | 14 November 1995: India v England |
| Last WODI | 4 December 2005: India v England |
| As of 9 December 2019 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. In 1962, Radha Govinda Baruah supervised and built the stadium. He named it after the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. It can host 25,000 spectators. The stadium is operated by the Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam. It has been mainly used for football and cricket.
Nehru Stadium has hosted 13 One Day Internationals matches and many matches of domestic cricket tournaments including Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. In football, it hosts the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy and all three divisions of GSA Football League regularly. The stadium has also hosted the Santosh Trophy and Federation Cup, two top level domestic football tournaments of India.