Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, generally known as Ekana Cricket Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Lucknow city in India. This arena has a seating capacity of 50,000, thus it is the fifth largest international cricket stadium in the nation. The Stadium was made during the tenure of the Samajwadi Party 2012-2017 state government under the watch of then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Formerly known as the Ekana International Cricket Stadium, it was renamed in honour of former Prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The stadium has the longest straight boundaries in comparison to all the stadiums in India. This arena is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh cricket team and also the home venue of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants.
India Matches Tickets for Cricket World Cup 2023. The India men's national cricket team, also known as Team India or the Men in Blue,represents India in men's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.
In men's limited-overs cricket, India Cricket World Cup team made its ODI and T20I debuts in 1974 and 2006, respectively. The team has won five major ICC tournaments, winning the Cricket World Cup twice (1983 and 2011), the ICC T20 World Cup once (2007) and the ICC Champions Trophy twice (2002 and 2013) and have also finished as runners-up in the World Cup once (2003), the T20 World Cup once (2014), and the Champions Trophy twice (2000 and 2017). The team were also part of ICC World Test Championship finals in the first two editions (2019–21, 2021–23). It was the second team after the West Indies to win the Cricket World Cup and the first team to win the Cricket World Cup on home soil after winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup.