Top 10 Cricket Stadiums in India | List of Cricket Grounds in India

India is the biggest cricket market in world. Indian people loves cricket and they welcome cricket like festival. Indian cricket lovers are famous for their passion about cricket. Indian Cricket team is most consistent team in world. Indian players are known worldwide for their consistency.

Like I said earlier India is biggest cricket market in world, they have many international level cricket stadiums. Indian government always supports their sportsman and gives them international level facilities. For this purpose they also built many grounds for cricket and other sports. Today I will share with you details of top stadiums of India. Here is list of top cricket stadiums in India:

1. Eden Gardens Kolkata
2. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
3. JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
4. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
5. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
6. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmadabad
7. Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
8. Rajive Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
9. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
10. Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

1. Eden Gardens Kolkata

Eden Gardens Kolkata Stadium is located in Kolkata, West Bangal, in India. It was established in 1864. It has seating capacity of 68,000 after renovation before World Cup 2011 for cricket lovers. It is also known as home of Indian cricket. In 1934 first match was played here between India and England Test. It has also hosted many international matches. Eden Gardens hosted World Cup 1987 final, World Cup 1996 semi-final and final of T20 World Cup 2016 which was played between England and West Indies and West Indies ended as champions with Carlos Braithwaite’s 4 sixes in last over.

Eden Gardens witnessed record highest individual score 264 in ODI against Sri Lanka in 2014 by Rohit Sharma. This stadium is owned by Indian Army. It is home ground of Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders owned by Shah Rukh Khan. It is also home ground of most stylish left-hand batter Sourav Ganguly.

2. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium was built in 1883 in Delhi. It is second oldest cricket stadium of India. In 1948, first ever match was played here between India West Indies. It has seating capacity of 48,000 for cricket fans. It is managed by Delhi Cricket Association. Stadium has hosted many historic matches. Anil Kumble took 10-wicket haul in single test innings against Pakistan here. It is home ground of IPL Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals. This stadium was banned by ICC due to unfit pitch in 2009. This was happened during an ODI match between India and Sri Lanka.

3. JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi

This stadium was built in 2011 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Ranchi stadium has seating capacity of 50,000 for cricket lovers. This stadium has state-of-the-art infrastructure and has nine pitches. This stadium is home ground of Jharkhand cricket team. Stadium was inaugurated in 2013 and has hosted 2 matches of IPL so far.

4. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

This stadium is located in Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka state, India. Chinnaswamy stadium was built in 1969 and has seating capacity of 40,000 for fans. It has state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities. The stadium was named after the former president of BCCI, Mangalam Chinnaswamy. Stadium is home ground of IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Karnataka state Ranji team. This stadium has own solar energy production. Stadium is owned by state of Karnataka.

 This stadium is famous as Legendry West Indies batter Sir Viv Richards made debut here. In World Cup 1996 India and Pakistan played quarter-final here. This ground has small boundaries and very high-scoring matches are played here. This stadium is home of many famous Indian cricketers like Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid. Chinnaswamy stadium witnessed nail-biting match of India and Bangladesh in 2016 T20 World Cup which was won by India by 1 run.

5. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

This stadium is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It is owned by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. It was built in 1916 as it is third oldest cricket stadium of India. Its first name was Madras Cricket Club and then renamed after the former BCCI president M.A Chidmbaram. Stadium has seating capacity of 40,000 for cricket lovers. It is home ground of Tamil Nadu cricket team and IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

 In 1934, first ever was played here between India and England. India also registered their first Test victory in same ground in 1952. This stadium has record of first ever Ranji Trophy game played here. Cricket lovers of Chennai are famous for their support for players and teams. Pakistani batter Saeed Anwar recorded his highest individual score 194 in 1997 here. Crowd gave standing ovation to Saeed Anwar for this innings.

6. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmadabad

Narendra Modi stadium is located in Ahmadabad, Gujarat state, India. It was established in 1982. It is biggest cricket stadium of world. It has seating capacity of 132000 for cricket fans. It is owned by Gujarat Cricket Association. Stadium was known as Sardar Patel Stadium. In 2015, Gujarat Cricket Association decided to reconstruct stadium. Their vision was to make it biggest cricket stadium of world. Reconstruction cost was about 8 billion Indian Rupees. Gujarat government donated 50-acres land for reconstruction.

Stadium was renamed after prime minister of India Narendra Modi after reconstruction in 2021. It has six indoor practice pitches and state-of-the-art floodlights. It has 4 entry points and dressing rooms. Cricket lovers can enjoy 360-degree view here. It is home ground of IPL franchise Gujarat Titans and WPL Women Premier League franchise Gujarat Giants. Before its reconstruction, MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia was biggest cricket stadium in world. Sunil Gavaskar became first-ever cricketer to score 10,000 runs in Test in same venue.

7. Inderjit Sinhg Bindra Stadium, Mohali

IS Bindra stadium is located in Mohali, Punjab state, India. It was established in 1993 and named after the former BCCI president IS Bindra. Its cost was 25 crore Indian rupees and took 3 years to complete. It is owned by Punjab Cricket Association and has seating capacity of 27,000 for cricket fans. India and South Africa played first match here in 1993 during Hero Cup. It witnessed semi-final of World Cup 2011 between Pakistan and India. It has pacer-friendly pitches but slowed by time. It is home ground of IPL franchise Punjab Kings and Punjab state team. It has hosted many international historic matches. India has never lost a test match in Mohali stadium.

8. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

It is located in Hyderabad, Telangana state, India. It is owned by Hyderabad Cricket Association. It has seating capacity of 60,000 for cricket lovers. It is named after former prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. It was established in 2004 in 16 acres and became fully ready in 2008. This stadium is home ground of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Hyderabad Cricket Association.

9. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

It is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India. It was constructed in 1974 and has seating capacity of 32,000 for fans. It is owned by Mumbai Cricket association. It is named after a politician SK Wankhede who played major role for its construction in only six months. He was secretary of Mumbai Cricket Association. It is home ground for IPL franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) and Mumbai Ranji team.

First match was played here between home team and West Indies in 1975. 2011 World Cup final was played here between Sri Lanka and India. India became champions for second time in ODI World Cup. Stadium was reconstructed before 2011 World Cup. It is also home of two Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar played his last international match at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Cricket Association, IPL, and BCCI headquarters also located in the premises of this stadium.

10. Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

It is located in Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India. It was established in 1937 by British government. It has seating capacity of 50,000 for cricket fans. It is named after former governor of Bombay, Lord Brabourne in British era. It is owned by Cricket Club of India. It hosted first test match between India and West Indies in 1948. Brabourne stadium faced many issues due to Mumbai Cricket Association. It is second best cricket stadium in Mumbai after Wankhede stadium. It is now hosting matches of WPL Women Premier League. Now stadium is also considered for international matches after BCCI new policy.

So, what do you think which stadium is best to watch live match in stadium? In my opinion Narendra Modi Stadium is best because of its atmosphere. It provides 360-degree view and has quality floodlights. You can share you experience about any match that you have watched in any of above stadium. Tell us about your experience in comments!