Moin-ul-Haq Stadium is located in Rajendra Nagar,

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. The multi-purpose stadium has hosted three

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(ODI) matches including one from the

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. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. It is used for

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and

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. It is the home ground of Bihar Ranji Team. The

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has proposed the stadium development expanding its seating capacity to 42,500. It is maintained by Bihar Cricket Association. Bihar Ranji Team had currently played many Ranji matches on this ground.

History

The stadium was previously known as Rajendra Nagar Stadium. It was renamed in 1970 after the death of icon

Moin-ul-Haq Sayyid Muhammad Moin-ul-Haq OBE (popularly known as ''Moin Saab'') (died 1970), was an Indian coach who made important contributions to sports and education. He was a pioneer of Olympic movement in India, championing the cause for sports all his ...

, who was general secretary of

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(IOA), India's chef-de-mission of the Indian Olympic contingent in 1948 to London and in 1952 to Helsinki, and one of the founding vice-presidents along with K A D Naoroji of the Bihar Cricket Association, in the year 1936 at

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, of Bihar. In 2013, it was announced by the Chief Minister of Bihar

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that an

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will be constructed at

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and Moin-ul-Haq Stadium and Patliputra Sports Complex's indoor stadium will go for renovations.

Ground information

It was a state-of-the-art stadium in India with modern seating, equipment and facilities for players and spectators alike. But as the stadium is being neglected by the

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when it comes to hosting of international match because of problem between the Bihar Cricket Association and the

, it has become totally outdated (more after the

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emerged and other stadiums became Up-To-Date). After

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was carved out of

lost its

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team status. So, no

matches are even held here. The stadium features a swimming pool and a cricket academy. It has a "Turf" pitch that follows the international standard. It is very near to

Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station code: RJPB), is a railway station serving the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located in Rajendra Nagar in Patna and is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zo ...

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Key

One Day Internationals

Moin-ul-Haq Metro Station

In August 2022, Chief Minister

inaugurated the underground metro rail work it at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium by unveiling the stone plaque of the underground work of

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Rail Project. The civil work on underground metro station at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium started with the construction of the diaphragm wall (D-wall), the main support structure to demarcate the station premises. Around 82-foot-long D-wall, a concrete structure, was inserted in the dug-up ground with similar depth.

References

External links

Cricinfo Website - Ground Page
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