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The stadium is situated on the outskirts of city limit of Pune in Gahunje village near Mumbai–Pune Expressway. [10] It is one of the premier stadiums of the country. Before its existence, Nehru Stadium of downtown Pune was the home ground of the Maharashtra Cricket team and venue for international matches organised by MCA. [11]
Poona Gymkhana Ground is a multi purpose stadium in Pune, Maharashtra. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground has the India's second first-class match played in 1892. The ground hosted two first-class matches [1] in 1892 when Europeans cricket team played against Parsees cricket team. [2]
The Pune Club Ground or Poona Club Ground is a cricket ground in Pune, Maharashtra. It has been used for first-class cricket since 1935, most recently for a Ranji Trophy match between Maharashtra and Railways in 2001. One of only ten first-class quadruple centuries was scored at the ground by B. B. Nimbalkar in December 1948.
Nehru Stadium, formerly known as Club of Maharashtra Ground, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pune, India. It is mainly used for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 1969 and holds a capacity of 25,000. The ground is home to Maharashtra Cricket Team who represent the state of Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy.
The Maharashtra Cricket Association was established to promote and develop cricket in the state of Maharashtra, India. [10] Initially, the MCA used the Nehru Stadium in Pune for international matches. However, due to disputes over ticket allocations with the Pune Municipal Corporation, the MCA decided to construct its own stadium. [11]
The Nehru Stadium is the home ground of the Maharashtra cricket team, and has hosted many prominent cricket events, including one of the matches in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. A new cricket stadium, Pune International Cricket Centre, is a premier cricket stadium in Gahunje on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Pune.
The Maharashtra cricket team is a state cricket team that represents the Maharashtra state in domestic cricket of India. It is governed by Maharashtra Cricket Association . It plays its home matches at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune .
British rule in Pune saw both the introduction of British sports such as cricket, and the development of the new game of Badminton. [121] The building of a low dam at Bund gardens, financed by Parsi businessman, Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy in 1860, allowed boating on the Mula-Mutha river for recreation. [122]