Raipur | Chhattisgarh | India
Ideal Duration: 4-6 hours
Open Time: Throughout the year
Nearest Airport: Raipur
Nearest Railway Station: Raipur
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium is located in Naya Raipur and is also very close to Swami Vivekananda Airport. This stadium is about 21 km from the main city of Raipur. It is the third-largest international cricket stadium in India and the fourth largest in the world. The seating capacity of the stadium is approximately 65,000. This stadium is named after Veer Narayan Singh who was a landlord from Sonakhan and was also a freedom fighter who led the 1857 Indian Independence war in Chattisgarh. After the inauguration of this stadium in 2008, it has got very positive reviews from the cricket stalwarts like Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan. The stadium is very much spacious which makes the spectators watch the game comfortably.
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