Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium

The Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium is a cricket stadium in Baramati, Pune district, Maharashtra, India.[1][2][3] This stadium is available for national-international matches.

Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium
LocationBaramati, Pune district, Maharashtra, India
Establishment2016
Capacity22,000+

History
The stadium dedicated to B. R. Ambedkar.

This stadium was completed by the former Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. The stadium started construction in 1991, Babasaheb Ambedkar's birth centenary. In 2016, Ambedkar's Silver Jubilee Celebration (125th Ambedkar Jayanti) was inaugurated on the eve of the stadium's debut. The inauguration ceremony was officiated by cricket player, Sachin Tendulkar on 6 April 2016. Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Wasim Jaffer, Amol Muzumdar, Ajit Agarkar, Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule were all present. An exhibition match was played between the Mumbai Cricket Association team and the Maharashtra Cricket Association team. The work started under the supervision of Mumbai Cricket Association's Nadeem Memon. The lawn was brought from South Africa.[4][5][6]

Structure

This cricket ground is set up on 28,844 square meters and it has 8 pitches. Two pitches have been made for the main stadium. The grounds accommodate 14 practice wicket centers, and 10 wicket pitches. The green cover from New Zealand was introduced on the field. The stadium seats around 22,000 spectators. The rest of the gallery, the pavilion and other works were done through the municipality, including VIP rooms, gymnasiums and all-weather stadium galleries.[7][8]

References
  1. टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब. "सचिन, रहाणे बारामतीत, क्रिकेट मैदानाचं लोकार्पण" (in Marathi). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर स्टेडियमवर उत्तम क्रिकेटपटू घडावेत – राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेसचे अध्यक्ष शरद पवार यांच्या शुभेच्छा". ncp.org.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium in Baramati".
  4. "बारामतीतील आंबेडकर स्टेडियमची उपेक्षा संपली". Lokmat (in Marathi). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. "Sachin Tendulkar inaugurates Dr Babashaheb Ambedkar stadium in Baramati". mid-day. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. "Sachin Tendulkar tells young cricket aspirants to sweat it out". The Economic Times. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. "पवार म्हणाले- लग्नाची विकेट पडल्याने हातात बॅट घेतली नाही, झणझणीत मटणावर सचिन खुश". divyamarathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. "सचिन ने क्रिकेट स्टेडियम के उद्घाटन पर कहा-रूरल एरिया के प्लेयर्स हीरा". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 October 2018.

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