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Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Homes of Cricket - Captain Roop Singh Stadium , Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh



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. One Match of the 1996 Cricket World Cup was also played on this ground between India and West Indies. It was originally a hockey stadium named after great Indian hockey player Roop Singh.
On 24 February 2010 in a match between India and South Africa, India scored 401/3 and Sachin Tendulkar became the first and only male cricketer ever to score a double century in an ODI, ending on 200 not out. This match was comfortably won by India by 153 runs, where South Africa was bowled out for 248 in 42.5 Overs.It can hold 45,000 people at a time.

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