Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium is the main sports venue in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. It is used for several events, like association football and cricket. The stadium has hosted two first-class matches in 1976 and 1981[2] between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan[3] and between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.[4]
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Location | Wright Town, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
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Coordinates | 23.165°N 79.927°E / 23.165; 79.927 |
Owner | Jabalpur Municipal Corporation |
Operator | Jabalpur Municipal Corporation |
Capacity | 15,000[1] |
Opened | 1976 |
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Madhya Pradesh cricket team Madhya Pradesh football team Pride Sports FC |
As originally planned, the stadium was to be built in Ranital. However, given the time and expense involved, then Mayor of Jabalpur city in 1956 Captain B P Tiwari decided to build a small stadium in Wright Town grounds. This stadium was later converted to Ravishankar Shukla Stadium.[5]
List of First-class matches played at Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium
Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
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Madhya Pradesh | Rajasthan | Madhya Pradesh | By 6 Wickets | 2011 |
Madhya Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Drawn | 2011 | |
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