VCA Stadium

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

New VCA Stadium
VCA Stadium at Jamtha, Nagpur
Location	Nagpur, Maharashtra
Establishment	2008
Capacity	45,000
Owner	Vidarbha Cricket Association
Architect	Shashi Prabhu
Operator	Vidarbha Cricket Association
Tenants	Vidarbha cricket team
End names
Secretary End Pavilion End
First Test	6–10 November 2008:  India v  Australia
Last Test	25–27 November 2015:  India v  South Africa
First ODI	28 October 2009:  India v  Australia
Last ODI	1 October 2017:  India v  Australia
First T20I	9 December 2009:  India v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I	29 January 2017:  India v  England
As of 29 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo

The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium also known as New VCA stadium is a cricket ground in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is the largest cricket stadium in India in terms of field area.

The ground, located at Jamtha on the southern outskirts of Nagpur, was inaugurated in 2008, replacing the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground as the city's main stadium. The qualities of the stadium have been praised by the International Cricket Council.

VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidarbha and Central Zone teams for the domestic Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy tournaments, respectively. As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted five Tests, seven ODIs and 11 T20Is.

Sachin Tendulkar said "the facilities exceeded all expectations" and Ricky Ponting commented on the comfort in the changing rooms.Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was extremely pleased with the "largeness of the ground" after his team’s two-run win over Deccan Chargers. "Michael Lumb's slog to deep mid-wicket found a fielder. Now, if this was M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, then that ball would have landed in a taxi going to the team hotel. We need big grounds like these," Warne said. It has 80-yard straight boundaries and 85-yard square boundaries, which makes it one of the largest grounds (in terms of playing area) in the world.