Barabati Stadium
Barabati Stadium is a major sports venue in Cuttack, Odisha, India. It seats about 45,000 people, making it one of the largest cricket stadiums in the country. Opened in 1958, it is owned by the Government of Odisha and run by the Odisha Olympic Association, along with the Odisha Cricket Association and the Football Association of Odisha. The ground is used mainly for cricket and football, but it also hosts concerts and field hockey. It has floodlights for day‑night games and two river-end pavilions: the Mahanadi River End and the Kathajodi River End.
The stadium serves as the home ground for Odisha’s cricket and football teams and has hosted many international matches. The first ODI here was India vs England in 1982, and the first Test was India vs Sri Lanka in 1987; the last Test here was India vs New Zealand in 1995. It continues to host ODIs and occasional T20Is, and it was a venue for the 2013 Women’s Cricket World Cup. It has also hosted the Santosh Trophy football tournament, including the 2012 edition won by Services. In cricket, Barabati has been used as a home ground by IPL teams Deccan Chargers (2010–2012), Kings XI Punjab (2014) and Kolkata Knight Riders (2014). In 2012, the stadium’s indoor cricket hall was named after Sachin Tendulkar.
Barabati Stadium is one of the older Indian grounds and is known for good playing conditions. By capacity, it ranks as the seventeenth largest cricket stadium in the world and the twelfth largest in India.
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