<P> There are numerous world - renowned cricket stadiums located in India . Most grounds are under the administration of various state cricket boards as opposed to being under the control of the BCCI . The Bombay Gymkhana was the first ground in India to host a full - scale cricket match featuring an Indian cricket team . This was between the Parsis and the Europeans in 1877 . The first stadium to host a Test match in India was also the Gymkhana Ground in Bombay in 1933, the only Test it ever hosted . The second and third Tests in the 1933 series were hosted at Eden Gardens and Chepauk . The Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi was the first stadium to host a Test match after independence, a draw against the West Indies in 1948, the first of a 5 - Test series . 21 stadiums in India have hosted at least one official Test match . In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of world - class cricket stadiums in India, with multiple Test venues in Indore, Chandigarh Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Rajkot, Ranchi, Pune, Dharamshala and Nagpur . </P> <P> Eden Gardens in Kolkata has hosted the most Tests, and also has the second - largest seating capacity of any cricket stadium in the world, being capable of holding more than 66,000 spectators . Founded in 1864, it is one of the most historical stadiums in India, having hosted numerous historical and controversial matches . Other major stadiums in India include the Feroz Shah Kotla, which was established in 1883 and hosted memorable matches including Anil Kumble's ten wickets in an innings haul against Pakistan . For the last two years, the ground has been undergoing renovation . </P> <P> The Bombay Gymkhana hosted the first ever Test match in India which is the only Test it has hosted to date . Wankhede Stadium, established in 1974, has a capacity to hold 33,000 spectators and is currently the most popular venue in the city . It has hosted 24 Test matches . It was the unofficial successor of the Brabourne Stadium, which is also located in Mumbai . Mumbai is often considered the cricketing capital of India because of its fans and the talent it produces (see Mumbai cricket team) and thus the stadium regularly hosts major Test matches . The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk is also considered to be an important historical Indian cricket ground, established in the early 1900s it was the site of India's first Test victory . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Test matches </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eden Gardens </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Feroz Shah Kotla Ground </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> M.A. Chidambaram Stadium </Td> <Td> Chepauk, Chennai </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wankhede Stadium </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Green Park </Td> <Td> Kanpur </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> M. Chinnaswamy Stadium </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brabourne Stadium </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punjab Cricket Association Stadium </Td> <Td> Mohali, Chandigarh </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sardar Patel Stadium (Gujarat) </Td> <Td> Motera, Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nehru Stadium </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barabati Stadium </Td> <Td> Cuttack </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Holkar Stadium </Td> <Td> Indore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium </Td> <Td> Rajkot </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ACA - VDCA Cricket Stadium </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> JSCA International Stadium Complex </Td> <Td> Ranchi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium </Td> <Td> Dharamshala </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bombay Gymkhana </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gandhi Stadium </Td> <Td> Jalandhar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> K.D. Singh Babu Stadium </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sawai Mansingh Stadium </Td> <Td> Jaipur </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sector 16 Stadium </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> University Ground </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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