Gymkhana Ground, Bengaluru
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Full name | Gymkhana Ground |
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Former names | Rajendrasinhji Stadium |
Location | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
Owner | Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike |
Operator | Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1888 |
Opened | 1888 |
Website | |
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Gymkhana Ground is a multi purpose ground in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground is one of the oldest cricket venues in Bengaluru and India. Previously, the ground is known as Rajendrasinhji Stadium. The ground hosted its match when Bangalore cricket team played against Madras cricket team.[1]
The stadium has hosted eight Ranji Trophy matches[2] from 1935 when Mysore cricket team played against Madras cricket team[3] until 1952 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4]
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