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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. [1]
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.
Hindu Gymkhana was responsible for fielding the Hindus cricket team in the Bombay Quadrangular and its successor Bombay Pentangular cricket tournaments.[2][3] The gymkhana is one of the founder members of the Bombay Cricket Association.[4] Hindu Gymkhana organises several tournaments such as Purshottam Shield Cricket Tournament, which started in 1912, making it the oldest tournament that the club organises.[5]
The Gymkhana has been identified as a Heritage Grade IIA structure.[6] 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.
Sachin Tendulkar gave his first television interview to Tom Alter at the Hindu Gymkhana grounds.[7] Indian Batsman Eknath Solkar was the son of a groundsman at Hindu Gymkana.[8]
References
- ↑ Other matches
- ↑ Lost Histories of Indian Cricket: Battles Off the Pitch{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Routledge(2006). ISBN 0415358868
- ↑ The Cloister's Pale: A Biography of the University of Mumbai{{#if:Aruṇa Ṭikekara|, Aruṇa Ṭikekara}. Popular Prakashan(2006). ISBN 8179912930
- ↑ History of Gymkhana.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Sport in Asian Society: Past and Present{{#if:Fan Hong|, Fan Hong}. Routledge(2003). ISBN 071465342X
- ↑ Dilip Kumar’s Pali bungalow delisted. Daily News and Analysis(29 May 2008).
- ↑ Tendulkar, entertainer par excellence. Times of India(12 March 2011).
- ↑ Solkar passes away. The Telegraph(27 June 2005).
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