| Burlton Park BS Bedi Stadium | |||||
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 Interactive map of Gandhi Stadium | |||||
| Ground information | |||||
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| Location | Jalandhar,Punjab | ||||
| Country | India | ||||
| Coordinates | 31°20′41″N75°33′38.07″E / 31.34472°N 75.5605750°E /31.34472; 75.5605750 | ||||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||||
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| Pavilion End Stadium End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| Only Test | 24 September 1983: India v Pakistan | ||||
| First ODI | 20 December 1981: India v England | ||||
| Last ODI | 20 February 1994: India v Sri Lanka | ||||
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| As of 16 December 2007 Source:CricketArchive | |||||
Gandhi Stadium orBurlton Park orBS Bedi Stadium is located in the city ofJalandhar,Punjab and is used forcricket matches.[1] As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted 1 Test and 3 ODIs. The stadium should not be confused with the 10,000-capacity Gandhi Stadium inAmbikapur, which is used for cricket and football.
The stadium was built in 1955 and serves as the home ground for two Indian domestic cricket teams:Punjab andNorth Zone. The stadium hosted a solitaryTest Match againstPakistan as well as 3ODI matches with the host team -India winning both of these matches.
The highest score in Test cricket was made by India who scored 374 against Pakistan. The most runs scored were byAnshuman Gaekwad (201 runs),Wasim Raja (125 runs) andJaved Miandad (66 runs). The most wickets taken were byWasim Raja andKapil Dev (4 wickets), along withRavi Shastri (3 wickets).[2] The highest score in ODI cricket was made by West Indies who scored 226 against Pakistan. The most runs scored wereDilip Vengsarkar (88 runs),Richie Richardson (77 runs) andAamer Malik (77 runs). The most wickets taken were byVenkatapathy Raju (3 wickets),Graham Gooch (2 wickets) andKapil Dev (2 wickets).
Currently, there is a plan to construct a sports complex in Jalandhar City. Reconstruction of this cricket ground and converting it into an international level cricket stadium is also included in the project. All the stands were demolished. However, due to some legal problems, this project was stopped for a while. A few months later some reconstruction was seen. The stadium is not hosting any matches currently because the main pitch is also being reconstructed. Although practice sessions for budding cricketers have not been stopped.[3]