Chinnaswamy Stadium

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Ground information
Location	Bengaluru
Establishment	1969
Owner	Government of Karnataka
Operator	Karnataka State Cricket Association
Tenants	Karnataka cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore Indian Cricket Team
End names
Pavilion End BEML End
International information
First Test	22–27 November 1974:  India v  West Indies
Last Test	4–8 March 2017:  India v  Australia
First ODI	26 September 1982:  India v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI	2 November 2013:  India v  Australia
First T20I	25 December 2012:  India v  Pakistan
Last T20I	1 February 2017:  India v  England
As of 7 March 2017 Source: Cricinfo

1969

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kannada: ಎಂ.ಚಿನ್ನಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣ located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road, this four decade old stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bengaluru. Formerly known as the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium, the ground was later rechristened in tribute to Mr. M. Chinnaswamy, who had served the KSCA for four decades and was also president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 1977–1980. This stadium with a seating capacity of around 38,000 not only regularly hosts Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODI) and other First-class cricket matches, but also other musical and cultural events. The stadium is also the home ground of the Karnataka state cricket team and the Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. It is owned by the Government of Karnataka and has been leased out to the KSCA for a period of 99 years. The Chinnaswamy stadium is also the first stadium in India, and probably the world, to use solar panels to generate a bulk of the electricity needed to run the stadium. This has been procured as by the "Go Green" initiative of the KSCA.

With generous patronage from the Government of Karnataka, the foundation stone of this stadium was laid in 1969 and construction work commenced in 1970. The stadium was first used for First-class cricket matches during the 1972–73 season. It earned Test status during the 1974–75 season when the West Indies toured India.