Ground Name: | Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium |
Country: | India |
Location: | Kolhapur, Maharashtra |
Establishment: | 1952 |
Seating Capacity: | 50,000 |
Owner: | Kolhapur Cricket Association |
Former Names: | Kolhapur Cricket Association Ground |
Club1: | Maharashtra cricket team |
Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium or Kolhapur Cricket Association Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.[1] The stadium has hosted many of first-class and List A matches for Maharashtra cricket team. It also hosted the Santosh Trophy matches. The stadium is owned and managed by Kolhapur Cricket Association. It is named after a great Maratha warrior Shivaji who ruled Maharashtra for many years. Till date the stadium has hosted 14 first-class matches from 1952 to 2006 as well as one List A match in 1990 [2] when Maharashtra cricket team took on in 18 run defeat over Wills' XI.[3]