Captain Roop Singh Stadium, is a cricket ground in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The stadium has hosted 10 ODI matches, the first one was played between India and West Indies on 22 January 1988. The ground has flood lights and has hosted day-night encounters. It can hold 45,000 people at a time. It was originally a hockey stadium named after great Indian hockey player Roop Singh, brother of hockey legend Dhyan Chand. One Match of the 1996 Cricket World Cup was also played on this ground between India and West Indies.
On 24 February 2010 in a match between India and South Africa, India scored 401/3 and Sachin Tendulkar became the first male cricketer ever to score a double century in an ODI, ending on 200 not out. This record was broken later by Virender Sehwag, who on 8 December 2011, blasted 219 off 149 balls at Indore. This match was comfortably won by India by 153 runs, where South Africa was bowled out for 248 in 42.5 Overs.
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