Ravishankar Shukla Stadium

Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium is the main sports venue in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. It is used for several sports, like association football and cricket. The stadium has hosted two first-class cricket matches in 1976 and 1981^[2] between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan^[3] and between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.^[4]

Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium

Location	Wright Town, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	23.165°N 79.927°E / 23.165; 79.927
Owner	Jabalpur Municipal Corporation
Operator	Jabalpur Municipal Corporation
Capacity	15,000[1]
Opened	1956
Tenants
Madhya Pradesh cricket team Madhya Pradesh football team Pride Sports FC (formerly)

History

As originally planned, the stadium was to be built in Ranital. However, given the time and expense involved, the then District Council Chairman of Jabalpur City in 1956, Captain B P Tiwari decided to build a small stadium in Wright Town grounds.^[5] Due to the death of Ravishankar Shukla in 1956, Captain B P Tiwari, Shukla's close aide, decided to name the stadium and adjacent sports facilities after him. The Ravishankar Shukla stadium was established as a result of this.^[6]

First-class

List of First-class matches played at Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium

Team (A)	Team (B)	Winner	Margin	Year
Madhya Pradesh	Rajasthan	Madhya Pradesh	By 6 Wickets	1976
Madhya Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh		Drawn	1981

See also

• Stadium picture
• cricketarchive
• espncricinfo