Twelve years after the last international cricket game in Gwalior, the T20I match between India and Bangladesh on Sunday (6 October) does not feature the same former ground.
The first T20I against Bangladesh will take place on the first mat covered Shrimant Madhav Rao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Gwalior, where India will be playing its first match.
Captian Roop Singh Stadium was the venue earlier used in Gwalior. It was the venue for World Cup, and other international matches. Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) also still has home matches around in Indore at Holkar Stadium.
When was the last time Gwalior hosted an international match?
For history making it will be the first match ever in that city since for the first and last time till now the India-South Africa one day international was held on February 24, 2010 in which Sachin Tendulkar made history by becoming the first male cricketer in the world to score 200 runs in an innings of a one day international.
“What a milestone! ‘First man to reach 200 runs on this planet’. ‘200 runs and superman of India’ who else can it be except Sachin Tendulkar Take a bow Master’, almost cursed and equally shouted Ravi Shastri when this landmark went in ‘Tendulkar and first stand blondie chesek around chest in huge round arms’ cum Sanket da’s Bulwark.
The 2022 Irani Trophy Match between Madhya Pradesh and Rest of India was held at Captain Roop Singh State, however, there is still no international cricket since that fateful day when Sachin Tendulkar ruled the crease.
Cricket matches at Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior:
Jan 1988 – India vs West Indies, 1st Test – India lost by 73 runs to West Indies.
Oct 1989 – West Indies beat England by 26 runs.
Nov 1991 – India wins from South Africa with a margin of 38 runs.
Mar 1993 – India vs England – India wins by 3 wickets against England.
Mar 1993 – In this match once again India played against England and won this match by 4 wickets.
Feb 1996 – India defeated West Indies by 5 wickets in its opening match.
May 1997 – Pakistan won the match by 30 runs.
May 1998 – Kenya wins over India by a margin of 69 runs
Nov 1999 – India won the match against New Zealand by 14 runs.
Oct 2003 – India defeated Australia; wins by a victory margin of 37 runs.
Nov 2007 – India vs Pakistan – India won the match by 6 wickets.
Feb 2010 – India wins from South Africa with the help of innings and 153 run.
Facts and trivia about Captain Roop Singh Stadium:
Constructed primarily as a Hockey Stadium, this venue was named after hockey player Roop Singh who was a two time Olympic gold medal winner at 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. Roop Singh was the younger brother of famous hockey wizard Dhyan Chand.
The maiden and perhaps the last day-night Ranji trophy final was played at the Roop Singh Stadium in 1996 between Mumbai and Delhi. In the first longest format match that year, Mumbai played against Delhi and won.
The Indian cricket team did play some matches over two days a day, on the other hand, was in Gwalior in 1993. There were two one day matches played successively in the month of March 1993 which resulted in India beating England.
The second ever one day international in 1991 of South Africa was staged in Gwalior during their first tour of international cricket after almost a twenty-year ban due to their apartheid policy.
In the 2022 Irani Cup held at the same venue MP vs Rest of India match, Rest of India defeated by 238 runs with a double century and one century scored by Yashaswi Jaiswal in two innings.
