Guru Nanak College Ground

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Guru Nanak College Ground
Ground information
LocationVelachery, Chennai, India
Coordinates12°59′31″N 80°13′16″E / 12.992032°N 80.2210677°E / 12.992032; 80.2210677
Establishment1971
Capacity3000
Ownerguru nanak college
International information
Only WODI6 January 2002:
 India v  England
Team information
1995-present (Tamil Nadu)
As of 9 September 2020
Source: Cricket Archive

Guru Nanak College Ground is a cricket ground in Velachery, Chennai. Also known as India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground for sponsorship reasons, it is named after the Sikh Guru Nanak.[1][2] The college ground was founded in 1971 on the 500th anniversary of Guru Nanak.[3]

The ground has been used for first class cricket since 1978.[2] It has hosted Ranji Trophy matches since 1996 for Tamil Nadu and a Women's One Day International in 2002.[4][5] It is one of the venues for hosting warm-up matches for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Guru Nanak College Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Official Website". Guru Nanak College. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ^ "First Class Matches Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Woman's One Day Internationals Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches". ICC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

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