Moin-ul-Haq Stadium
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium
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| Location | Patna, Bihar, India | ||
| Coordinates | 25°36′28″N 85°10′4″E / 25.60778°N 85.16778°ECoordinates: 25°36′28″N 85°10′4″E / 25.60778°N 85.16778°E | ||
| Establishment | 1969 | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner | Bihar Cricket Association | ||
| Tenants | BCCI | ||
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| First ODI | November 15 1993: Sri Lanka v  Zimbabwe |
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| Last ODI | February 27, 1996: Kenya v Zimbabwe |
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| Source: CricketArchive | |||
Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium or Rajendra Nagar Stadium is located in Patna, Bihar, India. The stadium has hosted two One Day International (ODI) matches including one from the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The stadium has a seating capacity of 25,000 people. It is used for cricket and association football.
The stadium was previously known as Rajendra Nagar Stadium was renamed in 1970 after the death of icon Moin-ul-Haq, who was general secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), India's chef-de-mission of the Indian Olympic contingent in 1948 to London and in 1952 to Helsinki, and one of the founding vice-presidents along with K A D Naoroji of the Bihar Cricket Association, in the year 1936 at Jamshedpur, then part of Bihar.
In 2013, it was announced by the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar that an international cricket stadium will be constructed at Rajgir, Nalanda district and Moin-ul-Haq Stadium and Patliputra Sports Complex's indoor stadium will go far renovations.
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