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{{Short description|Cricket Stadium Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{About|a Cricket stadium in Dehradun|Cricket stadium located in Hyderabad|Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Other stadium with Rajiv Gandhi name|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (disambiguation){{!}}Rajiv Gandhi Stadium}}{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
| image = Dehradun cricket stadium.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = India
| location = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|30|17|49|N|78|06|20|E}}
| seating_capacity = 25,000
| owner = [[Government of Uttarakhand]]
| operator = [[Cricket Association of Uttarakhand]]
| architect = Collage Design, Mumbai<ref>{{cite web |title=TRIVANDRUM INTERNATIONAL STADIUM |url=http://www.collagedesign.net/dehradun_cricket_stadium.html}}</ref>
| contractor = [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]]<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Govt-to-develop-intl-cricket-stadium-on-finance-operate-transfer-basis/articleshow/46899533.cms|title = Govt to develop int'l cricket stadium on finance, operate & transfer basis | Dehradun News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]| date=12 April 2015 }}</ref>
| tenants = {{Bulleted list|[[Uttarakhand cricket team]] (2018–present)|[[Afghanistan cricket team]] (2013–2019)}}
| website = {{url|http://dehradunstadium.blogspot.in}}
| end1 = Pavilion End
| end2 = Southern End
| international = true
| onlytestdate = 15–18 March
| onlytestyear = 2019
| onlytesthome = Afghanistan
| onlytesthomevar = 2013
| onlytestaway = Ireland
| lasttestdate =
| lasttestyear =
| lasttesthome =
| lasttestaway =
| firstodidate = 28 February
| firstodiyear = 2019
| firstodihome = Afghanistan
| firstodihomevar = 2013
| firstodiaway = Ireland
| lastodidate = 10 March
| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodihome = Afghanistan
| lastodihomevar = 2013
| lastodiaway = Ireland
| firstt20idate = 3 June
| firstt20iyear = 2018
| firstt20ihome = Afghanistan
| firstt20ihomevar = 2013
| firstt20iaway = Bangladesh
| lastt20idate = 24 February
| lastt20iyear = 2019
| lastt20ihome = Afghanistan
| lastt20ihomevar = 2013
| lastt20iaway = Ireland
| date = 18 March 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/1145946.html ESPNcricinfo
|othernames=Dehradun Cricket Stadium|established=16 December 2016}}

'''Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium''', colloquially known as '''Dehradun Cricket Stadium''' is a cricket stadium in [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]] in India.<ref>[http://www.allindoon.com/showbusinesslist/showbusinessarticle/directory/active-life-dehradun/4930-rajiv-gandhi-international-cricket-stadium-dehradun-uttarakhand allindoon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213102/http://www.allindoon.com/showbusinesslist/showbusinessarticle/directory/active-life-dehradun/4930-rajiv-gandhi-international-cricket-stadium-dehradun-uttarakhand |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> It is the home ground of [[Uttarakhand cricket team]].

It is the first international standard stadium in the Uttarakhand state and was constructed in amount of 234 [[Crore|cr]]. In 2018 this arena hosted its first ICC cricket match.<ref name="ACB">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/lukewarm-response-for-first-t20-match-at-doon-stadium/story-fgYwqipGljwHDV24Ur4dfJ.html|title=Lukewarm response for first T20 match at Doon stadium|date=2 June 2018}}</ref> Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is India's 21st venue to host T20 internationals, and the 51st Indian international cricket venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18707/preview/1145982/afghanistan-vs-bangladesh-1st-t20i-bangladesh-tour-of-india-2018/|title=Advantage Afghanistan in spin-friendly Dehradun|date=2 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/afghanistan-to-face-bangladesh-in-first-t20i-at-dehradun-on-sunday/19482197|title=Afghanistan To Face Bangladesh In First T20I At Dehradun On Sunday|date=2 June 2018}}</ref>

It is named after former prime minister of India [[Rajiv Gandhi]].

== History ==
[[file:CM Photo 10 dt. 16 december, 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Chief Minister of Uttarakhand [[Harish Rawat]] with Sports Minister of Uttarakhand [[Dinesh Agrawal]] (left) and IPL Chairman [[Rajeev Shukla]] (right) at the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.]]
With the formation of the state in the year 2000, the state suffered a blow to its sport facilities as [[Uttar Pradesh]] had the entire infrastructure for sports and [[Uttarakhand]] had hosted very few [[Ranji Trophy]] matches. Due to the lack of infrastructure, players started moving to different states.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

Due to lack of infrastructure facilities, state was not given affiliation by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] to make its team to complete in Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments. This was a major drawback for the young cricketers in Uttarakhand who started seeking cricketing opportunities from other states.

In November 2012, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, [[Vijay Bahuguna]], laid the foundation of the stadium. On 16 December 2016, Chief Minister [[Harish Rawat]] inaugurated the stadium along with [[Rajeev Shukla]], Chairperson of the [[Indian Premier League]]. The total cost of stadium was ₹237.20 crore.<ref name=":1">[http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/layout-for-dehradun-cricket-stadium-finalised.html dailypioneer statdium]</ref>

The first match was played between [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] and Uttarakhand cricket team. International players such as Piyush Chawla and Suresh Raina etc was in the attendance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-01-10 |title=International cricket stadium in Dehradun awaits shot in arm |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/international-cricket-stadium-in-dehradun-awaits-shot-in-arm/story-YUvuqZTkQc1yCOyxK1EHDL.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, [[The Great Khali]] organised a [[professional wrestling]] event inside this stadium, which also featured foreign professional wrestlers.<ref name=":0" />

The stadium was selected as the second home ground for the [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan cricket team]] in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/dehradun-likely-to-be-afghanistans-second-home-ground/articleshow/62554424.cms|title = Afghanistan: Dehradun likely to be Afghanistan's second home ground | Cricket News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]| date=18 January 2018 }}</ref> In 2018 this arena hosted its first international match, when Afghanistan played against Bangladesh in T20I here.<ref name="ACB" />

The stadium suffered from lack of maintenance from the Uttarakhand government, due to deprivation of big matches and high cost to run it. The state government decided to out source private company to maintain it and rolled out tender.<ref name=":0" />

The stadium hosted its inaugural ODI and Test match during series of [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19|Ireland against Afghanistan in India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/105411/afghanistan-ireland-to-face-off-in-full-series-in-2019|title=Afghanistan, Ireland to face off in full series in 2019|work=Cricbuzz|date=1 December 2018}}</ref>

== Architecture and facilities ==
The stadium is located in the [[Raipur, Uttarakhand|Raipur area]] of [[Dehradun]] and has a seating capacity of 25,000 people, along with floodlights facility for conducting day-night matches. The seats inside the stadium have been arranged in a manner that it gives a look of [[Aipan art]], a traditional [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] art. It is the first international standards cricket stadium in Uttarakhand state. The arena is built according to international standards, it has modern facilities such as corporate boxes, swimming pool, billiards room, gymnasium and club house. It is built on 23 acres land.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

== Franchise cricket ==

* The matches of Road Safety World Series league held in this stadium in September 2022. Former cricketers such as [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Brian Lara]], [[Suresh Raina]] etc. played here.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2022 |title=Road Safety Cricket Series Dehradun Leg Begins Today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/road-safety-cricket-series-dehradun-leg-begins-today/articleshow/94340032.cms |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

* The matches of Legends League Cricket league held in this stadium in November 2023. Former cricketers such as [[Irfan Pathan]], [[Gautam Gambhir]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], [[Mohammad Kaif]], [[Suresh Raina]], [[Martin Guptill]] etc. played here.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/cricket/legends-league-cricket-2023-to-be-played-in-ranchi-dehradun-jammu-vizag-and-surat-from-november18-10105171 | title=Legends League Cricket 2023 to be Played in Ranchi, Dehradun, Jammu, Vizag and Surat from November 18 | date=5 October 2023 }}</ref>

==List of centuries==

===Key===
* '''*''' denotes that the batsman was [[not out]].
* '''Inns.''' denotes the number of the innings in the match.
* '''Balls''' denotes the number of [[Delivery (cricket)|balls]] faced in an innings.
* '''NR''' denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
* Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
* The column title '''Date''' refers to the date the match started.
* The column title '''Result''' refers to the player's team result

=== ODIs ===
{| style="font-size:95%" class="wikitable sortable"
!No. !!Score !!Player !!Team !!Balls !!Inns. !!Opposing team !!Date !!Winning team
|-
| 1 || 104 || [[Najibullah Zadran]] ||{{cr|AFG|2013}} || 98 || 1 ||{{cr|IRE}} || 5 March 2019 || Lost<ref name=odi4105>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19052/scorecard/1168117/afghanistan-vs-ireland-3rd-odi-afg-v-ire-2018-19 |title=3rd ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of India at Dehradun, Mar 5 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || 145* || [[Andrew Balbirnie]] || {{cr|IRE}} ||136 || 2 || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || 5 March 2019 || Won<ref name=odi4105/>
|}

=== T20Is ===
{| style="font-size:95%" class="wikitable sortable"
!No. !!Score !!Player !!Team !!Balls !!Inns. !!Opposing team !!Date !!Winning team
|-
| 1 || 162* || [[Hazratullah Zazai]] ||{{cr|AFG|2013}} || 62 || 1 ||{{cr|IRE}} || 23 February 2019 || Won<ref name=t20i746>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19052/scorecard/1168113/afghanistan-vs-ireland-2nd-t20i-afg-v-ire-2018-19 |title=2nd T20I, Ireland tour of India at Dehradun, Feb 23 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|}

==List of five-wicket hauls==

===Key===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Symbol
! Meaning
|-
|{{dagger}}
|The bowler was [[Man of the match#Cricket|man of the match]]
|-
|{{double-dagger}}
|10 or more wickets taken in the match
|-
|§
|One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
|-
|'''Date'''
|Day the [[Test cricket|Test]] started or [[One Day International|ODI]] was held
|-
|'''Inn'''
|[[Innings#Cricket|Innings]] in which five-wicket haul was taken
|-
|'''Overs'''
|Number of [[Over (cricket)|overs]] bowled.
|-
|'''Runs'''
|Number of [[Run (cricket)|runs]] conceded
|-
|'''Wkts'''
|Number of [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] taken
|-
|'''Econ'''
|[[Cricket statistics#Bowling statistics|Runs conceded per over]]
|-
|'''Batsmen'''
|[[Batting (cricket)|Batsmen]] whose wickets were taken
|-
|'''Drawn'''
|The match was [[Draw (cricket)|drawn]].
|}

===Tests===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%"
|- align=center
! scope="col" width="38"|No.
! scope="col" width="145"|Bowler
! scope="col" width="220"|Date
! scope="col" width="120"|Team
! scope="col" width="120"|Opposing team
! scope="col" width="60"|Inn
! scope="col" width="82"|Overs
! scope="col" width="70"|Runs
! scope="col" width="60"|Wkts
! scope="col" width="70"|Econ
! scope="col" width="160" class="unsortable" |Batsmen
! scope="col" width="70"|Result
|-align="center"
|scope="row"| 1 || [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|3|15}} || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{cr|IRE}} || {{nts|3}} || {{nts|34}} || {{sort|0082|82}} || {{sort|05118|5}} || {{nts|2.41}} || align=left |
*[[James McCollum]]
*[[Stuart Thompson]]
*[[George Dockrell]]
*[[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]]
*[[Andy McBrine]]
|| Won<ref name=test2351>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168120.html |title=Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehradun, Mar 15-18 2019|work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|}

===T20Is===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%"
|+ Five-wicket hauls in T20Is at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Dehradun
|- align=center
! scope="col" width="38"|No.
! scope="col" width="145"|Bowler
! scope="col" width="100"|Date
! scope="col" width="120"|Team
! scope="col" width="120"|Opposing Team
! scope="col" width="60"|Inn
! scope="col" width="82"|Overs
! scope="col" width="70"|Runs
! scope="col" width="60"|Wkts
! scope="col" width="70"|Econ
! scope="col" width="160" class="unsortable" |Batsmen
! scope="col" width="70"|Result
|- align=center
|scope="row"| 1 || [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|2|24}} || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{cr|IRE}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|4}} || {{sort|0027|27}} || {{sort|05173|5}} || {{nts|6.75}} || align=left |
*[[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]]
*[[George Dockrell]]
*[[Shane Getkate]]
*[[Simi Singh]]
*[[Joshua Little]]
|| Won<ref name=t20i747>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168114.html |title=3rd T20I, Ireland tour of India at Dehradun, Feb 24 2019|work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
• [[Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium]], another cricket stadium situated in Uttarakhand's [[Haldwani]].

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/1145946.html Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at ESPNcricinfo]
*[https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-venues/528/rajiv-gandhi-international-cricket-stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at cricbuzz]
*[http://www.collagedesign.net/dehradun_cricket_stadium.html Stadium design]

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