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{{short description|Sports stadium}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = Karnail Singh Stadium
| nickname = Paharganj Railways Stadium
| country = India
| image =
| location = Basant Road, Railway Colony, [[Paharganj]], [[New Delhi]]
| establishment =
| seating_capacity = 5,000
| end1 =
| end2 =
| club1 = [[Railways cricket team]]
| year1 =
| international = true
| onlywodidate = 12 December
| onlywodiyear = 1997
| onlywodihome = Sri Lanka
| onlywodiaway = West Indies
| date = 9 December
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58045.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Karnail Singh Stadium''' is a multipurpose sports venue located in [[Delhi]], [[India]] and is owned by the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name=dna07>{{cite news|title=Railways plans ambitious cricket stadium in Delhi|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_railways-plans-ambitious-cricket-stadium-in-delhi_1108868|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=8 July 2007}}</ref> Located next to the [[New Delhi Railway Station]], the ground is used for [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[association football|football]], [[field hockey|hockey]], [[cricket]], [[boxing]], and [[badminton]].<ref name=dna07/><ref name=cricinfo08>{{cite news|title=One city, three matches, one day|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/381036.html|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|date=7 December 2008}}</ref>
Apart from sports, the ground has been a venue for the [[Terry Fox Run]], a charity event which was held in 2008.<ref name=thsept08>{{cite news|title=Run for a cause|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/16/stories/2008091650680200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919120804/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/16/stories/2008091650680200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 September 2008|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 September 2008}}</ref>

==History==
Originally known as ''Paharganj Railways Stadium'',<ref name=cricinfoprof>{{cite web|title=India/ Grounds/ Karnail Singh Stadium|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58045.html|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> the ground was built in 1954 due to the efforts of ''Karnail Singh'', then [[Chairman Railway Board (India)|Chairman]] of the [[Railway Board (India)|Railway board]]. In 1978, the [[Railways Cricket Association|Railways Sports Promotion Board]] renamed the stadium as the ''Karnail Singh Stadium'' in his honour.<ref name=rsks>{{cite book|last=Kripa Shankar|first=Ranjit Singh (OBE.)|title=Sikh achievers|year=2008|publisher=Hemkunt Press|isbn=978-81-7010-365-3|pages=99}}</ref>

==Sporting activities==

The ground was the venue for an Athletics open meet in 1964 where [[Paan Singh Tomar]] set a new national [[Steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]] record.<ref name=ie09>{{cite news|title=Coming soon: Paan Singh, athlete-turned-Chambal terror|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coming-soon-paan-singh-athleteturnedchambal-terror/557019/0|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=21 December 2009}}</ref><ref name=th09>{{cite news|title=Athlete-dacoit on the run is now subject of film|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904191051.htm|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 April 2009}}</ref> Karnail Singh Stadium hosted the ''National Weightlifting Championship'' in 2004.<ref name=th04>{{cite news|title=Tikina and Vicky win gold|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/15/stories/2004011503992000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422150950/http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/15/stories/2004011503992000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2004|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 January 2004}}</ref> In 2008, the 56th ''National Kabaddi Championship'' was held at the ground.<ref name=th08>{{cite news|title=Kabaddi Nationals|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/11/stories/2008101156382100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014043900/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/11/stories/2008101156382100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2008|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 October 2008}}</ref> The ground hosts a boxing hall, which is used for training by boxers such as [[Akhil Kumar]]<ref name=cricinfo08/> and hosted the ''National Boxing Championship'' in 2007.<ref name=th07>{{cite news|title=National championship gets underway today|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/25/stories/2007082556161900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706072456/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/25/stories/2007082556161900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2012|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 August 2007}}</ref> It was also used as a training venue prior to the ''Commonwealth Boxing Championship'' in 2010.<ref name=toi10>{{cite news|title=Australia in another pullout, Canada join them|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-09/boxing/28139082_1_indian-boxers-talkatora-stadium-suranjoy-singh|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103075758/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-09/boxing/28139082_1_indian-boxers-talkatora-stadium-suranjoy-singh|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 March 2010}}</ref>

The ground has been home to the [[Railways cricket team]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]] for approximately five decades.<ref name=ie12>{{cite news|title=Railways' home ground banned|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/railways-home-ground-banned/913573/0|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=toif12>{{cite news|title=Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Ex-kabaddi-player-was-in-charge-of-Karnail-Singh-Stadium/articleshow/11940218.cms|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 February 2012}}</ref> Karnail Singh Stadium was the venue for the Ranji Trophy finals in 2002 when the Railways won the Ranji Trophy for the first time.<ref name=cricinfo02>{{cite news|title=Railways' long struggle for success|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/118738.html|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|date=11 March 2002}}</ref> In 2007, the Railways proposed to build a new dedicated cricket stadium to replace Karnail Singh Stadium as its home ground, citing lack and overuse of facilities.<ref name=dnajuly07>{{cite news|title=Railways plans ambitious cricket stadium in Delhi|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_railways-plans-ambitious-cricket-stadium-in-delhi_1108868|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=8 July 2007}}</ref> A unique feature of the ground is its old wooden green-board type scoreboard which is updated after each run is scored, unlike other manual ones which are updated in multiples of ten.<ref name=cricinfo08/> Though the stadium has not hosted international men's cricket, it was one of the [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup]] venues, hosting a [[One Day International]] played by [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]].<ref name=th97>{{cite news|title=Sri Lankan lasses lash West Indies|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971212/34650403.html|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 December 1997}}</ref> In 1999, the ground was the venue for a veterans tournament, ''World Masters Series''.<ref name=ief99>{{cite news|title=WI beat Lanka|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19990212/isp12171p.html|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=11 February 1999}}</ref>

==Controversies==
Karnail Singh Stadium was banned from hosting Ranji Trophy matches for the 2012-13 season by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] after the pitch for a match between Railways and [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] in the previous season was found to be of "poor condition".<ref name=toi12>{{cite news|title=Karnail stadium barred from hosting Ranji ties next season|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Karnail-stadium-barred-from-hosting-Ranji-ties-next-season/articleshow/11926991.cms|access-date=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=toif12/> The Railway Sports Promotion Board was requested to host its matches at another venue in February 2012.<ref name=toi12/> RSPB has indicated that it will appeal the ban on Karnail Singh Stadium.<ref name=ie12/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Sports venues in Delhi]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Delhi]]
[[Category:Sport in Indian Railways]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1954]]

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