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| fullname = PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground<br />
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| location = [[Marine Drive, Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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| owner = [[Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai|Hindu Gymkhana]]<br />
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'''PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground''' is a multi purpose club ground in [[Marine Drive, Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. <ref> [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/4305_misc.html Other matches]</ref><br />
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The gymkhana ground itself was inaugurated by then [[Governor of Bombay]], [[Lord Harris]] on 5 May 1894. At that time it was located on [[Marine Lines]], which was the only access as Marine Drive was yet to be reclaimed.<br />
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Hindu Gymkhana was responsible for fielding the [[Hindus cricket team]] in the [[Bombay Quadrangular]] and its successor [[Bombay Pentangular]] cricket tournaments.<ref name=bm06>{{cite book|last=Majumdar|first=Boria|title=Lost Histories of Indian Cricket: Battles Off the Pitch|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0415358868|pages=122}}</ref><ref name=atat06>{{cite book|last=Aruṇa Ṭikekara|first=Aroon Tikekar|title=The Cloister's Pale: A Biography of the University of Mumbai|year=2006|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=8179912930|pages=74}}</ref> The gymkhana is one of the founder members of the [[Bombay Cricket Association]].<ref name=islamwebsite>{{cite web|title=History of Gymkhana|url=http://islamgymkhana.org/history.php|accessdate=16 April 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hindu Gymkhana organises several tournaments such as Purshottam Shield Cricket Tournament, which started in 1912, making it the oldest tournament that the club organises.<ref name=jamfh03>{{cite book|last=Fan Hong|first=J. A. Mangan|title=Sport in Asian Society: Past and Present|year=2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=071465342X|pages=186}}</ref><br />
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The Gymkhana has been identified as a [[Grade II|Heritage Grade IIA]] structure.<ref name=dna08>{{cite news|title=Dilip Kumar’s Pali bungalow delisted|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_dilip-kumars-pali-bungalow-delisted_1167154|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=29 May 2008}}</ref> As the gymkhana land belongs to the collector, one of its lease conditions is that the grounds should be accessible by the general public and non-sporting activities.<br />
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[[Sachin Tendulkar]] gave his first television interview to [[Tom Alter]] at the Hindu Gymkhana grounds.<ref name=toi11>{{cite news|title=Tendulkar, entertainer par excellence|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/7688402.cms|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=12 March 2011}}</ref> Indian Batsman [[Eknath Solkar]] was the son of a groundsman at Hindu Gymkana.<ref name=tt05>{{cite news|title=Solkar passes away|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050627/asp/sports/story_4919831.asp|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=27 June 2005}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1050.html Cricketarchive]<br />
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[[Category:Sports venues in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Maharashtra]]<br />
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[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1902]]<br />
[[Category:1902 establishments in India]]<br />
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