Maulana Azad Stadium
Cricket stadium in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
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The Maulana Azad Stadium (also spelled Molana Azad Stadium) is a stadium in Jammu, India and is one of the home venues for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team.[1] It is located on the banks of the Tawi River[2]
| Jammu International Cricket Stadium | |
 Interactive map of Maulana Azad Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 32.723°N 74.854°E |
| Establishment | 1966 |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Tenants | Jammu and Kashmir cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a n/a | |
| International information | |
| Only men's ODI | 19 December, 1988: India v  New Zealand |
| Only women's Test | 27–29 November 1976: India v  West Indies |
| Only women's ODI | 24 March 1985: India v New Zealand |
| As of 8 December, 2019 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Cricket
Maulana Azad Stadium has hosted home games for Jammu and Kashmir in domestic tournaments since 1966.[1] It has also hosted one One Day International in 1988 between India and New Zealand, which was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled.[3][4]
The stadium has played host to one women's test match where India lost to West Indies in 1976[5] and one Women's One Day International where India beat New Zealand in 1985.[6] The Stadium hosted 4 Matches of 2023 Legends League Cricket from 27 November 2023 to 1 December 2023.
Other uses
The ground is used for the Republic Day Parade in the state annually.[2] In 1995, three bomb blasts containing RDX were set off by remote control at the stadium during the parade resulting in eight deaths and fifty four injuries.[7] The blasts occurred when Governor General K V Krishna Rao was on stage taking salute[2] with 30,000 people in attendance.[8] Rao himself narrowly escaped the blast.[9] In the year 2000, three solar-activated rockets programmed to hit Maulana Azad Stadium were found by the police a few days prior to the Republic Day Parade.[10] Since the bombing incident in 1995 the entire turf is dug up as part of a security preparations prior to the Republic Day Parade. In 2000, as part of one of these excavations, an ancient structure of brick and plastered lime was unearthed. A newspaper report claimed that the structure was related to water since a drain was found.[2] A lodging centre at the stadium has played host to pilgrims embarking on the Amarnath yatra, from where the yatra flags off.[11]