Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium
Interior of the stadium under floodlights. | |||||
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| Location | Sector-3 Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India | ||||
| Coordinates | 21°12′15″N 81°49′24″E / 21.20417°N 81.82333°E | ||||
| Establishment | 11 September 2008 | ||||
| Capacity | 65,000 | ||||
| Owner | Government of Chhattisgarh | ||||
| Operator | Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh | ||||
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| Only ODI | 21 January 2023: India v New Zealand | ||||
| Only T20I | 1 December 2023: India v Australia | ||||
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| As of 1 December 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, also known as the Nava Raipur International Cricket Stadium, is a 65,000-seater venue in the city of Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is the third largest cricket stadium in India and the fourth largest cricket stadium in the world with a capacity of 65,000. It became the country's 50th international cricket venue in 2023. It is one of the largest cricket stadiums in India in terms of boundary dimensions.
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. The first International cricket match played here was an ODI between India and New Zealand in 2023, which was won by India.
The stadium is named after Veer Narayan Singh Binjhwar, a landlord from Sonakhan who spearheaded the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion in Chhattisgarh.