Abhimanyu Cricket Academy

Abhimanyu Cricket Academy is a multi-purpose stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.[1][2] The academy is named after Uttarakhand cricketer Abhimanyu Easwaran.

Abhimanyu Cricket Academy
Full nameAbhimanyu Cricket Academy
Former namesNational School of Cricket Ground
LocationDehradun, Uttarakhand
OwnerNational School of Cricket
OperatorNational School of Cricket
Capacity5,000
Construction
Broke ground2008
Opened2008
Tenants
Red Bull Campus Cricket
Website
Cricinfo

The ground has floodlights so that the stadium can host day-night matches. It is made considering all norms of BCCI so that Ranji Trophy matches can be played. The stadium was established in 2007 when they hosted a match of Women's Domestic match between Uttar Pradesh Women and Railways Women.[3][4]

The venue was also host of 2015/16 Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals where teams from India, South Africa, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates were involved in a Twenty20 competition.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Father builds cricket stadium for son". Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. NSCofficial Archived 27 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Other Matches
  4. "Abhimanyu Easwaran, living his father's dream". Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. Red Bull Campus Cricket
  6. Aaron urges campus cricketers to remain focused
  7. Aaron urges campus cricketers to remain focused


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