Captain Roop Singh Stadium

Captain Roop Singh Cricket Stadium

Roop Singh Cricket stadium
Ground information
Location	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Establishment	1978
Capacity	45000
Owner	Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
Operator	Gwalior Division Cricket Association
Tenants	Madhya Pradesh cricket team
End names
Railway end Pavilion end
International information
First ODI	21 January 1988:  India v  West Indies
Last ODI	24 February 2010:  India v  South Africa
As of June 21 2014 Source: Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Cricinfo

Captain Roop Singh Stadium, is a cricket ground in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The stadium has hosted 10 ODI matches, the first one was played between India and West Indies on 22 January 1988.

The ground has flood lights and has hosted day-night encounters. It can hold 18,000 people. It was originally a hockey stadium named after great Indian hockey player Roop Singh.

The stadium's first one-day international was held in 1988, when West Indies beat India by 73 runs, a match in which Narendra Hirwani made his one-day debut. Floodlights were installed in preparation for the 1996 Cricket World Cup fixture, also between India and West Indies. The stadium was also the venue for the first and only day-night Ranji Trophy final in 1996. The match was played between Mumbai and Delhi over five days and Mumbai won on the basis of a first-innings lead.

The pitch at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium has traditionally favoured the batsmen. In eight of the 10 ODIs, the team batting first has scored over 250. It has also been very lucky for most of the cricketers from India in India, especially Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

A pavilion at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium is named after Sachin Tendulkar who made the history by becoming the first cricketer to score a double century in ODI.

One Match of the 1996 Cricket World Cup was also played on this ground between India and West Indies.

In May 1998, Kenya beat India by 69 runs in ODI for first time. As Kenya sailed confidently into the final of Coca-Cola Triangular Series.