History
The first tournament conducted was the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament in 1997. The highest attendance of audience was recorded in this tournament for India v/s Iraq match (nearly one lakh people attended, thus overcrowding the stadium). But the highest money grosser was made in a cricket ODI match between India and Pakistan on April 2005. The first ODI played on the ground was between India and Australia on 1 April 1998. And the last being on 2 October 2007 between India and Australia. The second ODI was between India and Australia in the Future cup was played in Kochi on 2 October 2007. Australia won the match by 84 runs. An attendance of over 85,000 is being reported, though not confirmed.
The stadium has finished a massive renovation including a modern turf an aesthetic modern roofing. Another recent development has been a new four-lane road from the south of the stadium which has made access easier from that side.
The first Indian Premier League match held at the stadium was between Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 9 April 2011. The match was also Kochi Tuskers first ever IPL match. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is the home venue for the IPL team Kochi Tuskers Kerala and officially hosted 5 home-matches of the franchise in the 2011 season. The remaining 2 home matches were played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.
Climax scenes of the Tamil movie 'Velayudham' starring Vijay and Malayalam movie 'Run Baby Run' starring Mohanlal were shot in the stadium.
The stadium will be hosting the second ODI between India and England on the 15th of January, 2013.
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