Nehru Stadium, Indore

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Nehru Stadium located in Indore, India is a cricket stadium with a capacity of 25,000.

The Stadium attained infamy when a ODI match between India and Sri Lanka on December 25, 1997 was abandoned after the 3rd over of the first innings. The game was abandoned because the captains, umpires felt that the 'pitch was dangerous for the players to play on'. The match referre concurred and a 30 over exhibition match was held to placate the restless crowd.

The stadium was suspended by ICC from holding matches for 2 years [citation required]. The Stadium returned to host one last ODI match on March 31 2001 where Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the first player to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.

Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground in the same city hosted the last ODI match between India and England on April 15, 2006. It is unknown if Nehru Stadium will ever host another international match.

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1987 Cricket World Cup Stadiums
India
Barabati Stadium | Eden Gardens (Finals) | Feroz Shah Kotla | Green Park | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chinnaswamy Stadium | Nehru Stadium (Pune) | Nehru Stadium (Indore) | Gujarat Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Sector 16 Stadium
| VCA Ground | Wankhede Stadium (Semi-Finals)
Pakistan
Arbab Niaz Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium (Semi-Finals) | Iqbal Stadium | Municipal Stadium | National Stadium | Niaz Stadium | Pindi Club Ground