Nehru Stadium, Indore
| Nehru Stadium | |
Interactive map of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
| Establishment | 1964 |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | Indore Municipal Corporation |
| Operator | Indore Municipal Corporation |
| Tenants | n/a |
| Last used | 2001 |
| End names | |
| n/a | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 1 December, 1983: India v West Indies |
| Last ODI | 31 March, 2001: India v Australia |
| First WODI | 21 February 1985: India v New Zealand |
| Last WODI | 17 December 1997: India v New Zealand |
| As of 9 December 2019 Source: Nehru Stadium, ESPNcricinfo | |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium located in Indore, India, is a multi-purpose stadium used for cricket, football, Kho Kho, and basketball with a capacity for 25,000 people. Nehru Stadium was planned during the mayoral tenure of Narayan Prasad Shukla, who played a key role in initiating major sports infrastructure projects in Indore.
However, all the international as well as national cricket matches take place at the "Holkar Stadium which is situated at Race Course Road, Indore and a plethora of different sports activities take place at the Nehru Stadium which also partly serves as the Headquarters of the Air-Force wing of the Western Command of the National Cadet Corps (India).
Nehru Stadium sports a statue of Col. C.K. Nayudu, Indore's favourite son of that era, outside its main entrance as a concession to tradition.
As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 9 One Day Internationals (ODIs).