Guru Nanak College Ground

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]

Guru Nanak College Ground
Ground information
LocationVelachery, Chennai, India
Coordinates12.992032°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

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]

See also

References
  1. "Guru Nanak College Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. "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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