Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Kaloor International Stadium
Inside view of the stadium
Location	Kochi, India
Opened	1996
Owner	Greater Cochin Development Authority
Operator	Greater Cochin Development Authority
Surface	Grass
Capacity	60,000
Tenants
India cricket team (1998–present) Kochi Tuskers Kerala (2011) Chirag United Club Kerala (2011–present)

Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (Malayalam: ജവഹര്‍ലാല്‍ നെഹ്‌റു ഇന്റര്‍നാഷണല്‍ സ്റ്റേഡിയം; locally known as Kaloor International Stadium – Malayalam: കലൂര്‍ ഇന്റര്‍നാഷണല്‍ സ്ടടിയം) is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata.^[1] The stadium was built in 1996 by the Government of Kerala with Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA).

Originally constructed as a football stadium, it has played host to a number of international cricket and football matches. The extensive grounds of the stadium serve as venue for important exhibitions, cinema events and political rallies in the city. The stadium is equipped with floodlights for playing at night. The architecture of the stadium is unique compared to other stadia in India. The most innovative aspect of the stadium is its unique lighting towers of 2 kW Floodlights which when switched on fully can provide lighting levels for HD telecast.

The stadium hosts the home games of football I-League team Chirag United Club Kerala. The stadium was also the home ground of the Indian Premier League franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala and the Kerala cricket team.

History

The first tournament conducted was the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament in 1997. The highest attendance of audience was recorded in this tournament for India v/s Iraq match (nearly one lakh people attended, thus overcrowding the stadium). But the highest money grosser was made in a cricket ODI match between India and Pakistan on April 2005. The first ODI played on the ground was between India and Australia on 1 April 1998. And the last being on 2 October 2007 between India and Australia. The second ODI was between India and Australia in the Future cup was played in Kochi on 2 October 2007. Australia won the match by 84 runs. An attendance of over 85,000 is being reported, though not confirmed.

The stadium has finished a massive renovation including a modern turf an aesthetic modern roofing. Another recent development has been a new four-lane road from the south of the stadium which has made access easier from that side.

The first Indian Premier League match held at the stadium was between Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 9 April 2011. The match was also Kochi Tuskers first ever IPL match. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is the home venue for the IPL team Kochi Tuskers Kerala and officially hosted 5 home-matches of the franchise in the 2011 season. The remaining 2 home matches were played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.

ODI Matches held

1 April 1998 Scorecard	India 309/5 (50 overs)	v	Australia 268 (45.5 overs)	India won by 41 runs Umpires: SK Bansal and AV Jayaprakash Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (India)
	A Jadeja 105 * (109) MS Kasprowicz 3/50 (8.2 overs)		AC Gilchrist 61 (45) Sachin Tendulkar 5/32 (10 overs)
India won the toss and elected to bat.

9 March 2000 Scorecard	India 302/7 (49.4 overs)	v	South Africa 301/3 (50 overs)	India won by 3 wickets Umpires: MR Singh and CR Vijayaraghavan Player of the match: A Jadeja (India)
	Ajay Jadeja 92 (109) WJ Cronje 2/48 (8 overs)		G.Kirsten 115 (123) Rahul Dravid 2/43 (9 overs)
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

13 March 2002 Scorecard	India 191 (48.3 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 197/4 (44.2 overs)	Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Umpires: Vijay Chopra and Devendra Sharma Player of the match: Douglas Hondo
	Mohammad Kaif 56 (78) Douglas Hondo 4/37 (8.3 overs)		ADR Campbell 71 (119) Ajit Agarkar 2/28 (10 overs)
India won the toss and elected to bat.

2 April 2005 Scorecard	India 281/8 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 194 (45.2 overs)	India won by 87 runs Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and AV Jayaprakash Player of the match: Virender Sehwag
	Virender Sehwag 108 (95) Arshad Khan 4/33 (6 overs)		Mohammad Hafeez 42 (75) Sachin Tendulkar 5/50 (10 overs)
India won the toss and elected to bat.

6 April 2006 Scorecard	India 238/6 (47.2 overs)	v	England 237 (48.4 overs)	India won by 4 wickets Umpires: K Hariharan (India) and RE Koertzen (South Africa) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh
	Rahul Dravid 65* (73) Ian Blackwell 2/41 (10 overs)		Geraint Jones 49 (66) Yuvraj Singh 2/34 (8 overs)
England won the toss and elected to bat.

2 October 2007 Scorecard	India 222 (47.3 overs)	v	Australia 306/6 (50 overs)	Australia won by 84 runs Umpires: SA Bucknor (West Indies) and SL Shastri Player of the match: Bradley Haddin
	MS Dhoni 58 (88) George Hogg 3/40 (9.3 overs)		Bradley Haddin 87* (69) S Sreesanth 3/67 (9 overs)
India won the toss and elected to field.

17 October 2010 Scorecard	India	v	Australia
Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain

Indian Premier League

The cricket stadium in Kochi was expected to serve the Chennai Super Kings or the Royal Challengers Bangalore as a home venue apart from Chennai and Bangalore for the initial IPL seasons. However both the franchises initially refused and later promised to reconsider the offer, fearing decline in revenues. Eventually no matches of the first 3 IPL seasons were played in Kochi.

The auction for expanding the initial eight franchises to ten for the 2011 season was held on 22 March 2010. Rendezvous Sports World made the second highest bid of 1533.32 crores, and elected to base its team in Kochi.^[2]

All renovation works at the stadium have been completed with new pitches, an improved outfield with better drainage facilities. The floodlight system was also renovated to the standards needed for day and night cricket. Kochi Tuskers Kerala have opened their office at the stadium. They have signed up with Federal Bank who is their principal sponsor and tickets for all matches would be available at select branches of the Federal Bank. Tickets are also avaliable online through Kyazoonga who will be Kochi's exclusive ticket partner.

The first IPL match held at the stadium was between Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 9 April 2011. The match was also Kochi Tuskers first ever IPL match.

9 April 2011 (Scorecard)	Kochi Tuskers Kerala 161/5 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 162/4 (18.4 overs)	Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Krishna Hariharan (Ind) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
	B McCullum 45 (32) D Vettori 1–17 (4 overs)		AB de Villiers 54 (40) R Jadeja 1–28 (4 overs)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won the toss and elected to bat

18 April 2011 (Scorecard)	Kochi Tuskers Kerala 135/3 (15 overs)	v	Chennai Super Kings 131/1 (17 overs)	Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 7 wickets (D/L method) Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (Ind) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: BB McCullum (Kochi Tuskers Kerala)
	B McCullum 47 (33) R Ashwin 2–31 (4 overs)		SK Raina 50 (40) RV Gomez 1–20 (2 overs)
Kochi Tuskers won the toss and elected to field Match reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain. Kochi's target was adjusted to 135 runs from 17 overs via the Duckworth–Lewis method.

27 April 2011 (Scorecard)	Kochi Tuskers Kerala 74 (16.3 overs)	v		Deccan Chargers won by 55 runs Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Ishant Sharma (Deccan Chargers)
	Ravindra Jadeja 23 (35) Ishant Sharma 5/12 (3 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 65 (47) Vinay Kumar 3/25 (4 overs)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won the toss and elected to field.

30 April 2011 (Scorecard)	Kochi Tuskers Kerala 119 (18.5 overs)	v	Delhi Daredevils 157/7 (20 overs)	Delhi Daredevils won by 38 runs Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils)
	Ravindra Jadeja 31 (22 Morné Morkel 3/18 (4 overs)		Virender Sehwag 80 (47) Sreesanth 2/10 (4 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.

5 May 2011 (Scorecard)	Kochi Tuskers Kerala 156/5 (20 overs)	v	Kolkata Knight Riders 139/7 (20 overs)	Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 17 runs Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and S. Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Kochi Tuskers Kerala)
	Mahela Jayawardene 55 (41) Jaydev Unadkat 2/25 (4 overs)		Eoin Morgan 66 (51) Raiphi Gomez 2/14 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

ODI Records at the Venue

Batting

• Highest Total: 309/5 (50 overs) by India vs. Australia on 1 April 1998.
• Lowest Total: 191 (48.3 overs) by India vs. Zimbabwe on 13 March 2002.
• Most Runs : Rahul Dravid (223 runs from 292 balls in 5 matches)
• Highest Score: Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 115 runs from 123 balls vs. India on 9 March 2000.
• Average 1st innings total : 271
• Average 2nd innings total : 237

Bowling

• Most Wickets : Sachin Tendulkar (10 Wickets , 33 Overs, 4 Matches)
• Best Bowling : Sachin Tendulkar 5/32 vs. Australia on 1 April 1998.

Highest Partnerships by wicket

Wicket	Runs	Team	Players		Opposition
1st	235	South Africa	Herschelle Gibbs	Gary Kirsten	India
2nd	76	India	Rahul Dravid	IK Pathan	England
3rd	201	India	Rahul Dravid	Virender Sehwag	Pakistan
4th	104	India	Mohammad Azharuddin	Ajay Jadeja	Australia
5th	121	India	HH Kanitkar	Ajay Jadeja	Australia
6th	92	India	RR Singh	Ajay Jadeja	South Africa
7th	17	Pakistan	Shahid Afridi	Mohammad Hafeez	India
8th	25	India	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Ramesh Powar	Australia
9th	28	Australia	MJ Hoggard	GO Jones	India
10th	42	Pakistan	Naved-ul-Hasan	Arshad Khan	India

IPL Records at Venue

• Most Wickets :
• Most runs :
• Highest total in an innings : Royal Challengers Bangalore(162/4)
• Lowest total in an innings : Kochi Tuskers Kerala(74/10)
• Highest Score: Virender Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils) – 80 runs from 47 balls vs. Kochi Tuskers Kerala
• Best Bowling : Ishant Sharma (5/12) vs. Kochi Tuskers Kerala
• Highest partnership : 90 runs off 69 balls (Sangakkara and CL White)

Highest Partnerships by wicket

Wicket	Runs	Team	Players		Opposition
1st	80	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Brendon McCullum	VVS Laxman	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2nd	51	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Brendon McCullum	P Patel	Chennai Super Kings
3rd	51	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Klinger	M Jayawardene	Kolkata Knight Riders
4th	90	Deccan Chargers	CL White	KC Sangakkara	Kochi Tuskers Kerala
5th	41	Delhi Daredevils	Virender Sehwag	TR Birt	Kochi Tuskers Kerala
6th	22*	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Brad Hodge	R Gomez	Kolkata Knight Riders
7th	36	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	RA Jadeja	Perera	Deccan Chargers
8th	26	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	RA Jadeja	R Vinay Kumar	Deccan Chargers
9th	1	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	R Vinay Kumar	S Sreesanth	Deccan Chargers
10th	1	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	R P Singh	R Vinay Kumar	Delhi Daredevils

Chirag United Club Kerala

The I-League football team Chirag United Club Kerala will play at the Nehru Stadium for the 2011–12 I-League season and may continue to if the local IPL team says yes to the club.

Edakochi Stadium

A new stadium is being built at Edakochi by the Kerala Cricket Association to take over this cricket stadium at Kochi. But the stadium work is currently facing problems from environmental activists who feel that the construction of the stadium could have adverse effects on the environment. After the new stadium is built, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will be used for football and athletics.

See also

• List of stadiums

References

1. ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58230.html
2. ^ Pune and Kochi to join 2011 Indian Premier League, BBC Sport

360 degree view of stadium http://www.p4panorama.com/panos/kochistadium/index.html

Coordinates: 9°59′50″N 76°18′04″E / 9.997253°N 76.301036°E / 9.997253; 76.301036