East_Coast_Railway_Stadium

East Coast Railway Stadium

East Coast Railway Stadium

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East Coast Railway Stadium is a cricket stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It hosts Ranji Trophy, and other matches.[2]

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The present stadium was built across an area of over 22 acres at a cost of Rs 6 crore. The stadium has four turfs for practice. The drainage system is one of the best in the state. The stadium hosted its first Ranji Trophy match in November 2008.

A few Twenty20 matches during the first edition of the Odisha Premier League were also hosted at this venue.[3]

A huge manual scoreboard has been put up for the first time for Odisha versus Karnataka Ranji Trophy match.

In 2010, Bhubaneswar Stadium was put to use during the Orissa-Punjab Elite Group B Ranji Trophy tournament league match was played. General Manager of East Coast Railway AK Vohra inaugurated the match. Former Australian cricketer and Odisha coach Michael Bevan was also present.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bhubaneshwar stadium inaugurated".
  2. [2]
    "Ranji match at Railway stadium from tomorrow". The Hindu. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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