K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow, Cricket field in Hazratganj, Lucknow, India.
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium is a cricket field in central Lucknow with a grass pitch and capacity for roughly 25,000 spectators. The ground provides basic facilities for national and regional cricket events.
The ground opened in 1957 as Central Sports Stadium before taking its current name. It gained international standing when it hosted India's first Test match against Sri Lanka in 1994.
The stadium carries the name of K. D. Singh, a respected hockey player, and serves as the home ground for Uttar Pradesh's cricket team. Visitors watch local and regional matches that matter to the city's cricket community.
The stadium lies in Hazratganj, with the metro station to its south-west. There are no floodlights, so play is confined to daylight; the 1994 Test even took 21 January as a rest day. The tiered concrete gallery along the far curve is the place to sit.
England's openers Caroline Atkins and Arran Brindle (then Thompson) put on 150 without loss on the first day of the first Test against India here, a record opening stand for England rather than a world one. The ground's only men's ODI came in 1989, when Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six runs and Imran Khan was named man of the match.
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