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{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name       = Gandhi Stadium
| nickname          = Burlton Park <br /> BS Bedi Stadium
| image             = Gandhi stadium.jpg
| country           = India
| location          = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|31|20|41|N|75|33|38.07|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| seating_capacity  = 16,000
| end1              = Pavilion End
| end2              = Stadium End
| international     = true
| onlytestdate      = 24 September
| onlytestyear      = 1983
| onlytesthome      = India
| onlytestaway      = Pakistan
| firstodidate      = 20 December
| firstodiyear      = 1981
| firstodihome      = India
| firstodiaway      = England
| lastodidate       = 20 February
| lastodiyear       = 1994
| lastodihome       = India
| lastodiaway       = Sri Lanka
| year1             = 1952 &ndash; 2000
| club1             = [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]
| year2             = 1961 &ndash; 1979
| club2             = [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]]
| date              = 16 December
| year              = 2007
| source            = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1052.html CricketArchive
}}

'''Gandhi Stadium''' ({{lang-pa|'''ਗਾਂਧੀ ਸਟੇਡਿਯਮ}})''' or '''Burlton Park''' or '''BS Bedi Stadium''' is located in the city of [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and is used for [[cricket]] matches.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/764015.html Grounds that have hosted only one Test]</ref> As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted 1 Test and 3 ODIs. The stadium should not be confused with the 10,000-capacity Gandhi Stadium in [[Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh|Ambikapur]], which is used for cricket and football.

== History ==

The stadium was built in 1955 and serves as the home ground for two Indian domestic cricket teams: [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] and [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]]. The stadium hosted a solitary [[Test Cricket|Test Match]] against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] as well as 3 [[One Day International|ODI]] matches with the host team - [[Indian cricket team|India]] winning both of these matches.

With the advent of [[Mohali Cricket Stadium]] outside [[Chandigarh]], it is unlikely that other stadiums in the state of Punjab will get an opportunity to host international cricket matches.
The highest score in Test cricket was made by India who scored 374 against Pakistan. The most runs scored were by [[Anshuman Gaekwad]] (201 runs), [[Wasim Raja]] (125 runs) and [[Javed Miandad]] (66 runs). The most wickets taken were by [[Wasim Raja]] and [[Kapil Dev]] (4 wickets), along with [[Ravi Shastri]] (3 wickets).
The highest score in ODI cricket was made by West Indies who scored 226 against Pakistan. The most runs scored were [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] (88 runs), [[Richie Richardson]] (77 runs) and [[Aamer Malik]] (77 runs). The most wickets taken were by [[Venkatapathy Raju]] (3 wickets), [[Graham Gooch]] (2 wickets) and [[Kapil Dev]] (2 wickets).

== Demolition and Reconstruction ==

Currently, there is a plan to construct a sports complex in Jalandhar City. Reconstruction of this cricket ground and converting it into an international level cricket stadium is also included in the project. All the stands were demolished. However, due to some legal problems, this project was stopped for a while. A few months later some reconstruction was seen. The stadium is not hosting any matches currently because the main pitch is also being reconstructed. Although practice sessions for budding cricketers have not been stopped.<ref>[http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/Punjab%27s-tribute-to-hockey-wizard-Dhyan-Chand/8476.html Punjab's tribute to hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand]</ref>

== See also ==

*[[List of Test cricket grounds]]
* [[One-Test wonder]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58164.html Cricinfo Website - Ground Page]

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{{Test cricket grounds in India}}

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