Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. The ground is mostly used for athletics and football. It is one of the Indian stadiums named after

Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...

. The ground has capacity of 18,000 person was established in 1972. The stadium has hosted cricket matches from 1972 to 1993 which in five

first-class matches First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

and two List A matches. The stadium went for renovation in 2014 with a swimming pool, synthetic track, basketball & tennis courts etc.

External links

Wikimapia

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Multi-purpose stadiums in India Football venues in Kerala Sports venues in Kerala Buildings and structures in Kottayam district Athletics (track and field) venues in India Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru Sport in Kottayam 1972 establishments in Kerala {{India-cricket-ground-stub