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Ravishankar Shukla Stadium

23°09′54″N 79°55′37″E / 23.165°N 79.927°E / 23.165; 79.927OwnerJabalpur Municipal CorporationOperatorJabalpur Municipal CorporationCapacity15,000^[1]Opened1956TenantsMadhya Pradesh cricket team
Madhya Pradesh football team
Pride Sports FC (formerly)

Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium is the main sports venue in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. It is used for several sports, like association football and cricket. The stadium has hosted two first-class cricket matches in 1976 and 1981^[2] between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan^[3] and between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.^[4]

History

As originally planned, the stadium was to be built in Ranital. However, given the time and expense involved, the then District Council Chairman of Jabalpur City in 1956, Captain B P Tiwari decided to build a small stadium in Wright Town grounds.^[5] Due to the death of Ravishankar Shukla in 1956, Captain B P Tiwari, Shukla's close aide, decided to name the stadium and adjacent sports facilities after him. The Ravishankar Shukla stadium was established as a result of this.^[6]

First-class

List of First-class matches played at Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium

Team (A)	Team (B)	Winner	Margin	Year
Madhya Pradesh	Rajasthan	Madhya Pradesh	By 6 Wickets	2011
Madhya Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh		Drawn	2011

References

^ World Stadium
^ First-class matches
^ Scorecard
^ Scorecards
^ Civic Affairs, Government Archives (January 1956). "Citizen Press, 1956". Civic Affairs, Volume 3, Issues 7-12. Vol. 3, no. 7–12. University of California. University of California. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ Encyclopedia Indica: A Compendium of Milestones (2010 ed.). Pelican Creations International, 2009, University of Michigan. 12 August 2010. p. 1024. ISBN 9788186738146.