VCA, Nagpur

The Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground was a Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur.The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone. The first match was played here in October 1969. As of 19 Aug, 2017 it has hosted 9 Tests and 14 ODIs.It as been replaced by a new stadium called Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium as an international cricket stadium. It continues to be used by the Vidarbha and Uttar Pradesh cricket teams.Sunil Gavaskar scored his only one day century here against New Zealand in the 1987 Reliance World Cup.In 1995, during the 5th ODI between India and New Zealand, a wall in the East Stand collapsed, killing 9 people and injuring 70 others.HistoryThe tenth Test venue in the country, the Vidarbha Cricket Association-managed ground, probably the only international venue where you can walk straight into the ground from the road, has always made headlines for various reasons.Chetan Sharma takes the first Cricket World Cup hat-trick in history, with the wickets of Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield in Nagpur. All three were bowled.