Capacity 8,000 | Establishment 2013 | |
Location Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Owner Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority Operator Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association., First ODI 15 March 2017:
Afghanistan v Ireland First T20I 8 March 2017:
Afghanistan v Ireland Last T20I 8 March 2017:
Afghanistan v Ireland Address 169 Chitvan Estate Sector Gamma - II, Gautam Budh Nagar, Greater Nodia, Uttar Pradesh 201308 Tenants Uttar Pradesh cricket team, Afghanistan national cricket team Similar Moti Bagh Stadium, Captain Roop Singh Sta, IPCL Sports Complex, Ekana International Cricket St, Keenan Stadium | ||
Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex is a newly constructed cricket stadium in Greater Noida, India.
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The stadium conforms to norms and specifications prescribed by International Cricket Council (ICC) with associated amenities like media and corporate boxes, medical facilities, merchandise stores, a food court, an information kiosk and many others. In December 2016, the ICC gave approval for the ground to host international matches between Full Member teams.
History
Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association secretary Rajeev Shukla in November 2009 said the Jaypee Group, who are developing a Sports city in Greater Noida are building a cricket stadium there and UPCA has already inked a fifty-year agreement with them to hold matches. At that time, he added that stadium will be ready by 2011 and it will hold Twenty20 and One-Day International matches. Initially the spectator capacity at the stadium will be 40,000 but it will be increased to 1,00,000.
The stadium is as of now, considered ready and talks are undergoing with ICC to give it a status for holding Tests and One Day International matches. Till now, the stadium qualifies for holding all matches except Tests and ODIs. It is also the home ground of the Afghanistan cricket team. However, the seating capacity of the stadium is currently 8,000 with no current plans to upgrade it to what was initially planned.
Shukla said they were ready to take Green Park Stadium on lease from the state government but they have not been successful in convincing the authorities. He said they were looking for a land between Kanpur and Lucknow to have their own stadium.
It is built as per the latest ICC specifications and guidelines, and is named Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex. The stadium is fully equipped with all the facilities with floodlights, a bowling alley, an indoor stadium, lawn tennis courts in the premises. The stadium is located near YMCA and Jaypee Resorts in Greater Noida. The stadium hosted its first ever Ranji Trophy match between Uttar Pradesh cricket team and Baroda cricket team from December 1 to 4, 2015.
Greater Noida is hosting the 2016 Duleep Trophy matches. All the matches are to be played with pink ball under the lights.
Home ground for Afghanistan
The stadium became the home ground for the Afghanistan cricket team after they decided to shift their home ground from Sharjah. The stadium hosted 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup match between Afghanistan cricket team and Namibia cricket team in April 2016 as Afghanistan beat Namibia by an innings and 36 runs.
On 25 July 2016, it was announced that Afghanistan will host a full series against Ireland at this stadium. Besides a 4-day Intercontinental cup match, Ireland and Afghanistan will play 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is in March-2017. The first T20I match held at the venue was comfortably won by the hosts Afghanistan by 6 wickets.