Stadiums In India

Uttar Pradesh Green Park Stadium

Location	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Established	1945
Capacity	60,000 [3]
Floodlights	Yes
End names	Hostel End and Mill Pavilion End
Home team	Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team and Kanpur Cricket Association
Curator	Shiv Kumar
Owner	Uttar Pradesh Government
Operator	UPCA, Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team
Tenants	-
First Test	14th Jan 1952 India V England
Last Test	24-27 Nov 2009 India V Sri Lanka
First ODI	24th Dec 1986 India V Sri Lanka
Last ODI	20th Nov 2008 India V England
Domestic team	Central Zone (1975-2001) and Uttar Pradesh (1951-present)

Introduction

Green Park Stadium is an important cricket stadium for International and domestic cricket matches, that was established in 1945 in Kanpur. Under the control of Sports Department Uttar Pradesh, it is a multi-purpose stadium. This stadium has a uniqueness of being the sole stadium in India that has a dedicated sitting area for students, while also has one of the largest manually operating score-board in the world.

History

Named after Madam Green, the Green Park Stadium is located at Civil Lines area in Kanpur. The only stadium with student’s gallery, this stadium has video screens that are used during international matches. The first test match that India won over Australia was held at the grounds of this stadium. Since its opening, this cricket venue has hosted numerous test and international cricket matches, while it also has had the honor of hosting some matches of World Cup which took place in India.

Earlier known as Modi stadium, this stadium has been refurbished and modernized so that it can match the contemporary demands of people in present times.

India accomplished its first test match win here in Dec 1959 in a match against Australia. 14 wickets taken by Jasubhai Patel was prominent and instrumental, making India win the match. In the year 1958/59, Subhash Gupte took 9 wickets in a match against West Indies. Since the year 1957, India has lost just two times at this stadium and that also against West Indies only. Maximum runs ever scored on this ground are – 776 by Gundappa Vishwanath, 629 by Sunil Gavaskar, and 543 by Mohammad Azhrauddin. Indian Cricket Team has undeniably has had memorable wins in this stadium making impeccable records.

How to Reach

The Green Park stadium is located at civil lines in Kanpur. The area is accessible through different modes of transport as it lies in the north east part of Kanpur close to the banks of Ganga River, which flows directly behind the stadium. There are many taxis, auto-rickshaws and buses that help you reach this stadium from Kanpur Railway station. Also the Lucknow Airport is nearby, just 2.5 hours away from the stadium

Ground

The arena of this stadium is capable of accommodating 60,000 spectators. With two ends, the pitch of this stadium serves in the favor of spinners. Many repairing and modernizations have been done in order to make this stadium meet the standards of International Cricket Stadium. The pitch of the ground is lifeless due to its soil while the seating area is uncovered.

One Day Match Records:

Match results
Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Match Date	Scorecard
India	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	117 runs	24-DEC-1986	ODI # 407
Sri Lanka	West Indies	West Indies	25 runs	21-Oct-87	ODI # 464
India	England	India	6 wickets	25-Oct-89	ODI # 583

Match results
Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Match Date	Scorecard
India	Sri Lanka	India	7 wickets	7-Nov-93	ODI # 846
India	West Indies	West Indies	46 runs	30-Oct-94	ODI # 941
India	Zimbabwe	India	40 runs	6-Mar-96	ODI # 1075
India	Australia	India	6 wickets	7-Apr-98	ODI # 1308
India	Zimbabwe	India	9 wickets	11-Dec-00	ODI # 1659
India	England	India	8 wickets	28-Jan-02	ODI # 1798
India	Pakistan	Pakistan	5 wickets	15-Apr-05	ODI # 2239
India	Pakistan	India	46 runs	11-Nov-07	ODI # 2645
India	England	India	16 runs	20-Nov-08	ODI # 2778

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Kanpur, 3rd ODI, Nov 20, 2008 [ODI # 2778]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 3rd ODI, Nov 11, 2007 [ODI # 2645]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 5th ODI, Apr 15, 2005 [ODI # 2239]

Some other notable runs that have been recorded are by Mohammed Azharuddin(543 runs), Sachin Tendulkar(314 runs), Sorav Ganguly(208 runs), Vinod Kambli(217 runs) and Sunil Gavaskar(629 runs) while the maximum wickets were taken by Harbhajan Singh(20 wickets), Javagal Srinath(9 wickets), Sourav Ganguly(7 wickets), Ajit Agarkar(8 wickets), and Anil Kumble(21 wickets).

Cricket World Cup Records:

This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup.

i. 1987 Cricket World Cup
ii. 1996 Cricket World Cup

Team (A)	Team (B)	Winner	Margin	Match Date
India	England	England	8 wickets	12-Jan-52
India	West Indies	West Indies	203 Runs	12-Dec-58
India	Australia	India	119 runs	19-Dec-59
India	Australia	India	153 runs	2-Oct-79
India	West Indies	West Indies	83 runs	21-Oct-83

Renovation

The renovation plans for this stadium got boost with positive approval by the state government that has sanctioned 16 crore rupees for this project. Prior to this the government has already sanctioned Rs.10 crore for the refurbishment of the ground. With the renovation work going in full swing, the stadium will soon try and achieve its lost standard of an International Cricket Stadium.

The stadium will be provided with videography, circuit cameras at different enclosures. New floodlights will be installed, while the seating area will also get a new face with ample space for one’s movement.

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