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{{Infobox cricket ground<br />
| ground_name = Mahatma Gandhi Stadium<br />
| nickname = <br />
| country = India<br />
| image = <br />
| location = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| establishment = 1972<br />
| seating_capacity = n/a<br />
| end1 = <br />
| end2 = n/a<br />
| club1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]]<br />
| year1 = 1967-1992<br />
| date = 22 August,<br />
| year = 2015<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58426.html Ground profile<br />
}}<br />
'''Mahatma Gandhi Stadium''' is a sports stadium in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The stadium has hosted seven [[First-class cricket|first-class matches]]<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1204_f.html First-class cricket]</ref> from 1973 when [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] played against [[Kerala cricket team]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33929.html Scorecard]</ref> The ground hosted its last [[First-class cricket|first-class matches]]<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/56/56595.html Scorecard]</ref> in 1992 when [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] played against [[Andhra cricket team]]. The stadium was named after the famous Indian activist [[Mahatma Gandhi|of the same name]].<br />
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The stadium was established in 1972 which managed and owned by [[Sports Authority of India]]. As condition of stadium was not very good and there was no renovation was done since it was built. But in 2013, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] decided to renovate the stadium by sanctioned Rs. 1 crore off which Rs. 60 lakhs will be used for 400 m athletic track, a football ground, grass lawns, and a walker's path and Volleyball, basketball courts and infrastructure including toilet facilities will be improved.<ref>[http://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/images/dsitinfra/slm.pdf SDAT]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/mahatma-gandhi-stadium-in-salem-to-be-renovated/article4682469.ece Mahatma Gandhi stadium in Salem to be renovated]</ref><ref>[http://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/index.php/about-us/sdat-district-offices?layout=edit&id=47 Sport Development Authority of Tamil Nadu]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1204.html Cricketarchive]<br />
* [http://wikimapia.org/16030104/Syed-Modi-Railway-Stadium Wikimapia]<br />
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58426.html Cricinfo]<br />
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[[Category:Cricket grounds in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1972]]<br />
[[Category:1972 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Salem, Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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