Dori Lal Agarawal Sports Stadium

Dori Lal Agarawal Sports Stadium or Regional Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket, Netball, Handball, Basketball and other sports. The stadium was established in 1960 and has hosted international matches[1] between India women's cricket team and Sri Lanka women's cricket team.[2]

Dori Lal Agarawal Sports Stadium
Entry Gate of the Stadium
Full nameDori Lal Agarawal Sports Stadium
Former namesRegional Sports Stadium
LocationBareilly, Uttar Pradesh
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
OperatorGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
Capacity5,000
Construction
Broke ground1960
Opened1998 (First cricket match recorded)
Renovated2015
Website
Cricinfo

In 2015, the Government of Uttar Pradesh decided to upgrade the stadium's core via construction of a dormitory with 400 beds for both male and female players, as well as staircases.[3][4]

In August 2015, the stadium hosted the Indian Gramin Cricket League, a local Twenty20 tournament for rural areas.[5]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.