Top 10 Biggest International Cricket Stadiums with maximum seating capacity in 2021

Top 10 Biggest International Cricket Stadiums with maximum seating capacity in 2021.

The popularity of Cricket is on a steady rise lately as more and more nations have started to participate in the sport. The game involving bat and ball comes in the top 10 most popular games worldwide. The reach has increased with more and more people joining and fans have started to connect to their favourite players.

With the increase in the reach, Cricket is now competing head to head with Sports like Soccer, Basketball etc.

There are plenty of ways to describe the popularity of Cricket. In India, Cricket is more or less like a religion and is worshipped with true respect.

Although there are several stadiums worldwide, only a few have been recognised as one of the finest. The Lord?s Cricket Stadium is certainly at the pinnacle when it comes to sentiments and history. However, it does not feature in the biggest Cricket Stadiums (Seating Capacity Wise).

It will be surprising to you that the top 10 List of the Biggest International Cricket Stadiums only features grounds from India and Australia. No other nation has ever built the grounds with massive seating capacities of over 50,000.

Here is the comprehensive list of Top 10 Biggest International Cricket Stadiums in the World with maximum seating capacity.

Top 10 Biggest International Cricket Stadiums with maximum seating capacity in 2021:

10. JSCA International Cricket Stadium, India - (50,000 Capacity):

Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Cricket Stadium (JSCA) is an Indian stadium situated in Ranchi, Jharkhand.  The ground is primarily used to organise International and domestic Cricket fixtures by Jharkhand Cricket Association.

JSCA is home to the Jharkhand cricket team (domestic) and IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Two Champions League 2013 games of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were held here in JSCA.

The Cricket Stadium with a seating capacity of 50,000 people was established in 2013 and till now it has hosted 5 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two-two Test and Twenty 20 Internationals (T20Is).

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09. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, India - (50,000 Seating Capacity):

The M. A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium was established in 1916 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is also the second oldest Cricket ground in India after Eden Gardens Kolkata. The stadium is used to host several International, National and IPL fixtures.

MA Chidambaram Stadium is also known as Chepauk Stadium and serves as the home ground for Tamil Nadu Cricket Team as well as IPL?s Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

Recently, Chepauk hosted two Test games between India and England which were equally won by both teams. 

It has a seating capacity of 50,000 people at a time and comes ninth in the list.

08. Greenfield International Stadium, India - (55,000 Capacity):

The Greenfield International Stadium is also known as Trivandrum International Stadium is built on 36 acres of land and is India?s first DBOT (design, build, operate and transfer) style ground. This ground is mainly used for Cricket and Football games.

The Stadium is built in such a way that it fits both Cricket and Football?s norms without any compromisation. The Greenfield International Stadium can accommodate around 55,000 fans at a time.

The first international game was played 7 November 2017 which was a T20I game against New Zealand. The game was partially washed away due to rain.

07. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, India - (55,000 Capacity):

The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium was constructed in 2003 on 16 acres of land. In memory of India?s former Prime Minister, the ground was named Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

This ground is home ground to IPL?s franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

As of now, it has successfully hosted 5 Tests, 6 ODIs and 2 T20Is besides multiple IPL fixtures every year.

06. Adelaide Oval, Australia - (55,317 Capacity):

The first Australian Cricket Ground to feature in the list. Adelaide Oval is situated in South Australia. The stadium is mainly used to host Cricket matches, but other sports are also organised here. Besides Cricket, Adelaide Cricket Ground also hosts Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, tennis.

Built way back in 1871, Adelaide is often termed as one of the most picturesque Test cricket grounds in Australia, if not the world.

It has a seating capacity of over 55,000 people and is home ground to South Australia Cricket team and Big Bash League?s (BBL?s) Adelaide Strikers.

05.Optus Stadium Stadium, Australia - (60,000 Seating Capacity):

The Optus Cricket Stadium, Australia is popularly known as the Perth Stadium is located in Western Australia. It is the newest Stadium of Australia and the second largest for Cricket in terms of Seating Capacity.

Perth was officially opened in 2018 and can easily accommodate 60,000 people. The capacity can be extended by 5,000 more when it comes to rectangular sports grounds.

The ground hosts multiple Cricket games including all National, International and Franchise. It is the home ground of BBL franchise Perth Scorchers.

04. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, India - (65,000 Capacity):

The Naya Raipur Cricket Stadium which is also known as the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium was inaugurated back in 2008. It is situated in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

The ground is the second home to the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals (formerly known as Delhi Daredevils). Till now no international fixtures have been organised here however a friendly game was played here between Canada national Cricket team and the Chhattisgarh Cricket team in 2010.

03. Eden Gardens, India - (80,000 Capacity):

The Eden Gardens, Kolkata is the oldest Cricket Stadium of India and is the second-largest seating capacity wise. Established way back in 1864, Eden Gardens is also the third-largest Cricket Stadium in the World.

It is also referred to as, ?Mecca of Indian Cricket?, ?Batsman?s Paradise?, and "cricket's answer to the Colosseum".

The Eden Gardens has hosted several historic cricket games for India. The venue was chosen to host the first-ever pink ball test between India and Bangladesh. The ground also hosts marquee games of the ICC World Cups and IPL.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has Eden Gardens as their home ground and has a seating capacity of over 80,000 fans.

02. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia - (100,024 Seating Capacity):

When talking about one of the legendary cricket stadiums in the world, the Melbourne Cricket Ground comes at the top. The MCG is the biggest cricket stadium in Australia and the second largest in the world.

The ground hosts the annual boxing day test matches which creates the most iconic scenes. It has a seating capacity of over 100,000 people at a time.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is home to multiple cricket teams. It serves as home to Victoria Cricket team, Melbourne Stars in Big Bash league.

01. Narendra Modi Stadium, India - (132,000 Seating Capacity):

The Narendra Modi Stadium is World?s Biggest Cricket Stadium which is situated inside the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, Gujrat. This stadium is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and was inaugurated in February 2021.

The venue is equipped with world-class facilities for Cricket and other sports. Several other events are also organised inside this stadium and the major one of them is the ?Namaste Trump.?

The ground can easily accommodate over 130,000 fans at a time. After its revamp in 2020, the ground has till now hosted five T20Is and two Test games. Apart from this, a couple of IPL games and domestic games were also held in this venue.

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