Top 10 Largest Cricket Grounds In World (Capacity, Location, Historical Moments)

 Cricket a game full of entertainment and emotions which is played between two sides on a pitch, the ground or pitch plays a major role in this game some grounds like Lords considered to be home of cricket, it is a dream for all cricketers to have their name on Lords honors board. Grounds like Narendra Modi stadium have a enormous seating capacity of 1,32,000 which can provide a good viewing experience. In this article we are going to write about Top10 largest cricket grounds in the world.

1)Narendra Modi Stadium:-

It is located on the banks of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad(Gujarat) operated by Gujarat Cricket Association. This ground can provide seating capacity for 1,32,000. at this ground Yuvraj Singh made 57(65) in quarter final of 2011 world cup.

2)Melbourne Cricket Ground:-

It is located at Melbourne, Australia this ground can provide seating for 1,00,024 fans, previously it was largest cricket ground till 2019. The first Test Cricket match was held at this ground. 

3)Eden Gardens:-

It is located in Kolkata, India it was also known as Lords of India and the oldest ground in India. With a seating capacity of 80,000 this was the third largest cricket stadium in the world, at this ground Harbhajan Singh take the first Test Cricket hat-trick for India in 2000/01 against Australia.

4)Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium:-

This is also a ground in India located in Capital city of Chhattisgarh  Raipur, it can provide seating for 65,400 members. Road safety Series 2020-2021 was held at this stadium.

5)Perth Stadium:-

This is located at Perth, Australia with a capacity of 61,266 it is the 5th largest cricket stadium in the world it is the home ground for Perth Scorchers in Big Bash League.

 6)Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium:-

It is located in Uppal Hyderabad, it is maintained by Hyderabad Cricket Association. It has an capacity of  55,000 Team India completed its 500th ODI win at this ground.

  7)Green Field International Stadium:-

It is located at Trivandrum, Kerala it is the first fully eco-friendly stadium in India. It has a capacity of 55,000.

8)Adelaide Oval:- 

It is in Adelaide, Australia at this ground India had faced a severe batting collapse in Border Gavaskar

trophy 2020-21 (36/9) in the second innings of 1st Test . It has capacity of 53,583.

9)M.A Chidambaram Stadium :-

It is popularly known as Chepauk Stadium, located in Chennai, India. It is second oldest ground in India, and also a spin friendly track, It has an seating capacity of 50,000, which makes it 9th largest cricket stadium in the world.

10)JSCA International Cricket Stadium:-

It is located in home town of former Indian Captain M.S DHONI, it also had pavilion named after him. With a capacity of 50,000 it is the 10th largest cricket stadium in the world.

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