Deccan Gymkhana Ground is a ground in located in
Deccan Gymkhana
Deccan Gymkhana is an area in Pune city named for the Deccan Gymkhana Sports Club, which lies in the centre of the city.
See also
* Shivajinagar
*Gymkhana
*Swargate
*Pune Railway Station
*Pune
*Pune District
*Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; ...
area of
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
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Maharashtra. The Deccan Gymkhana and its grounds were founded in October 1906. The chief founder was Mr. Balkrishna Narayan ( Bandopant) Bhajekar. The ground has a pavilion and can accommodate 500 persons. It has basketball and volleyball courts and a cricket ground along with one gymnasium hall. It also has facilities for swimming, table tennis, billiards, cards and 11 tennis courts. It has one main clubhouse.
This sports club has hosted Davis Cup matches. This was also the host of
Maharashtra Premier League
The Maharashtra Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket league in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was founded by the Maharashtra Cricket Association, the governing body of cricket in the state.
The inaugural season was held at the Maharashtra ...
cricket matches. This club also host the
NECC ITF International Women's Tournament
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2011.
[Mr.B.N.Bhajekar, a staunch supporter of women's rights, was responsible for starting the first women's sports tournaments , which took place in 1920]
NECC ITF Women's Tennis Championship
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Sports venues in Maharashtra
Cricket grounds in Pune
Sports venues in Pune
Cricket grounds in Maharashtra
Multi-purpose stadiums in India
Basketball venues in India
Volleyball venues in India
Tennis venues in India
Sports venues completed in 1908
1908 establishments in India
20th-century architecture in India
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