Nehru Stadium, Shimoga

Nehru Stadium
Full name Northern Railway Stadium
Former names Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Location Shimoga, Karnataka
Capacity 5,000
Construction
Broke ground 1973
Opened 1973
Website
Cricinfo

Nehru Stadium is a multi purpose stadium in Shimoga, Karnataka. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.[1] The stadium has hosted a first-class match twice:[2] in 1973 when Karnataka cricket team played against Andhra cricket team[3] and again in 1979 when Karnataka cricket team played against Kerala cricket team.[4] but since then the stadium has not hosted any cricket matches.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sports in Shimoga
  2. ↑ First-class matches
  3. ↑ Scorecard
  4. ↑ Scorecard
  5. ↑ Other Matches


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