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| name = Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium<ref name=US1>{{Cite web | url = http://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201001182832/http://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium | archive-date = 1 October 2020 | title = Cricket Stadiums | website = upsports.gov.in | access-date = 17 October 2023}}</ref><br />
| image = [[File:Faizabad stadium 2.jpg|200px|centre]]<br />
| caption = The stadium under construction<br />
| location = [[Ayodhya district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|43|49.0|N|82|08|17.5|E|display=inline}}<br />
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| built = 2014<br />
| opened = 2019<br />
| renovated = 2020<br />
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| owner = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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| construction_cost = {{INRConvert|16767878}}<br />
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| seating_capacity = 20,000<br />
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'''Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium''',<ref name=US1 /> is a [[cricket]] stadium situated on the Ayodhya - Sultanpur road in [[Ayodhya district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The stadium is a part of a sports Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Complex project.<br />
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The ground is an international standard sports ground being built near the junction of the [[National Highway 330 (India)|NH- 330]] and the Ayodhya ring-road, a few kilometres away from [[Ayodhya Airport]].<br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
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The [[Lokayukta]] office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction the stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the {{Indian Rupee}} 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to {{Indian Rupee}} 150 crore.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |title=Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P. |date=31 October 2011 |work=Asian Age |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122340/http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |archivedate=2012-04-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/16674-ayodhya-prasad-pal-comes-under-lokayukta-scanner-for-corruption-charges.html|title=Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges|date= 30 October 2011 |work=Daily Pioneer }}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Cricket grounds in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Faizabad]]<br />
[[Category:2019 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2009]]<br />
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