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{{short description|Cricket stadium in Baramati, Maharashtra, India}}
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| ground_name = Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium
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| country = India
| location = [[Baramati]], [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| establishment = 2016
| seating_capacity = 22,000+
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The '''Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium''' is a [[cricket]] stadium in [[Baramati]], [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://abpmajha.abplive.in/pune/baramati-cricket-stadium-inauguration-210146|title=सचिन, रहाणे बारामतीत, क्रिकेट मैदानाचं लोकार्पण|last=टीम|first=एबीपी माझा वेब|access-date=11 October 2018|language=MR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ncp.org.in/articles/details/207/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89._%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%82_|title=डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर स्टेडियमवर उत्तम क्रिकेटपटू घडावेत – राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेसचे अध्यक्ष शरद पवार यांच्या शुभेच्छा|website=ncp.org.in|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213903/http://ncp.org.in/articles/details/207/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89._%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%82_|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365games.in/features-reports/bharat-ratna-dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-stadium-baramati|title=Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium in Baramati|publisher=}}</ref> This stadium is available for national-international matches.

==History==
[[File:Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.jpg|right|thumb|The stadium dedicated to [[B. R. Ambedkar]].]]
This stadium was completed by the former Union Agriculture Minister [[Sharad Pawar]]. The stadium started construction in 1991, [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]]'s birth centenary. In 2016, Ambedkar's Silver Jubilee Celebration (125th Ambedkar Jayanti) was inaugurated on the eve of the stadium's debut. The inauguration ceremony was officiated by cricket player, [[Sachin Tendulkar]] on 6 April 2016. [[Rohit Sharma]], [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Wasim Jaffer]], [[Amol Muzumdar]], [[Ajit Agarkar]], [[Sharad Pawar]] and [[Supriya Sule]] were all present. An exhibition match was played between the Mumbai Cricket Association team and the Maharashtra Cricket Association team. The work started under the supervision of Mumbai Cricket Association's Nadeem Memon. The lawn was brought from [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.lokmat.com/pune/neglect-ambedkar-stadium-baramati-over/|title=बारामतीतील आंबेडकर स्टेडियमची उपेक्षा संपली|date=2 April 2016|work=Lokmat|access-date=11 October 2018|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/sachin-tendulkar-inaugurates-dr-babashaheb-ambedkar-stadium-in-baramati/17112184|title=Sachin Tendulkar inaugurates Dr Babashaheb Ambedkar stadium in Baramati|date=7 April 2016|work=mid-day|access-date=11 October 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/sachin-tendulkar-tells-young-cricket-aspirants-to-sweat-it-out/articleshow/51714181.cms?from=mdr|title=Sachin Tendulkar tells young cricket aspirants to sweat it out|date=6 April 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>

==Structure==
This cricket ground is set up on 28,844 square meters and it has 8 pitches. Two pitches have been made for the main stadium. The grounds accommodate 14 practice wicket centers, and 10 wicket pitches. The green cover from [[New Zealand]] was introduced on the field. The stadium seats around 22,000 spectators. The rest of the gallery, the pavilion and other works were done through the municipality, including VIP rooms, gymnasiums and all-weather stadium galleries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/SPO-FTF-baramati-bharatratna-dr-5293839-PHO.html|title=पवार म्हणाले- लग्नाची विकेट पडल्याने हातात बॅट घेतली नाही, झणझणीत मटणावर सचिन खुश|work=divyamarathi|access-date=11 October 2018|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/maharashtra/mumbai/news/MH-MUM-OMC-sachin-tendulkar-inaugurates-batramati-cricket-stadium-5293673-PHO.html|title=सचिन ने क्रिकेट स्टेडियम के उद्घाटन पर कहा-रूरल एरिया के प्लेयर्स हीरा|work=Dainik Bhaskar|access-date=11 October 2018|language=hi}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cricket grounds in Pune]]
[[Category:Test cricket grounds in India]]
[[Category:Baramati]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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