Railway Stadium is a multi-propose ground in
Dhanbad
Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Pa ...
, Jharkhand. The ground has hosted Five
first-class and
T20 matches for
Jharkhand cricket team
The Jharkhand Cricket Team is a first-class cricket team based in the Indian state of Jharkhand. When the old state of Bihar was split into Jharkhand state and Bihar state, the Jharkhand team took the place of the Bihar cricket team, as much o ...
till 2014.
Railway Stadium was also venue for football matches of national level. But now it is converted into Cricket Stadium by the Railway management. The stadium station had a seating capacity for 5,000. The plate group matches of
Cooch Behar Trophy
The Cooch Behar Trophy is India's national four-day cricket tournament for under-19 players. It has been held annually since the 1945–46 season. It is run by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
History
The trophy was donated by, and ...
were also held here in 2008 besides some Under-22 fixtures of the
BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the worl ...
in 2010. In 2012, the ground hosted match of Dhanbad Premier League a local T20 league based on the
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...
.
Dhanbad Railway Stadium pads up for Ranji Trophy
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I-League 2nd Division Matches
References
External links
Dhanbad City
Dhanbad Portal
Dhanbad
Cricket grounds in Jharkhand
Football venues in Jharkhand
Sports venues in Jharkhand
I-League 2nd Division venues
Sports venues completed in 2008
2008 establishments in Jharkhand
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