Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Jhansi
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Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium is a hockey ground in Jhansi, India. The stadium is mostly used for Hockey purposes and has got coaching facility. The stadium is named after Major Dhyan Chand who lived in Jhansi.[1][2]
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Full name | Dhyanchand Stadium |
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Location | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Operator | Indian Railways |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Construction | |
Built | 1902 |
Opened | 1902 |
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The stadium was a cricket stadium in past and had hosted two official cricket matches. The stadium was used by Railways cricket team. In 1903, the stadium hosted a cricket match when home side Bundelkhand cricket team played against Oxford University Authentics.[3][4] The stadium hosted its one and only cricket match Railways cricket team played against Madhya Pradesh cricket team in 1984 since then the stadium is unused for cricket.[3][5]