Raja Nahar Singh Stadium, also known as Nahar Singh Stadium and formerly Mayur Stadium, is a cricket ground in Faridabad. It hosted eight men’s one-day internationals between 1988 and 2006 and has not staged an international since 31 March 2006. A renovation that began in 2019 is still unfinished.
Facility profile
- Official name: Raja Nahar Singh Stadium; also called Nahar Singh Stadium and, in a recent report, Shaheed Raja Nahar Singh International Cricket Stadium. Earlier name: Mayur Stadium.
- Named after: Raja Nahar Singh of Ballabgarh, a leader in the 1857 uprising
- Location: Faridabad, Haryana (28.387 N, 77.296 E). The exact postal address is not published in the details checked.
- Owner and operator: The Haryana Cricket Association is listed as owner and operator. The renovation has been run by the Municipal Corporation Faridabad and the Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (FMDA).
- Opened: 1987 according to the state government and newspaper accounts; 1981 according to another published source
- Land area: 36 acres according to the state government; the revised renovation plan covers 28 acres
- Contact: No official telephone number or email address was found for the stadium
Infrastructure and facilities
A 2020 state government reply lists an international cricket ground, a 400-metre athletics track, a swimming pool, a lawn tennis court and a football ground. The present seating capacity is 25,000. The renovation aims to raise it to 40,000, with floodlights for day-night matches, parking, new dressing rooms, media rooms, a lift, a digital scoreboard, a sewage plant and a water harvesting plant.
International cricket
| Year | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | India v West Indies | West Indies won by 4 wickets (first ODI at the ground, 19 January) |
| 1993 | India v Zimbabwe | India won by 67 runs |
| 1994 | India v West Indies | West Indies won by 96 runs |
| 1996 | Australia v South Africa | South Africa won by 2 wickets |
| 2000 | India v South Africa | South Africa won by 2 wickets |
| 2002 | India v Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket |
| 2003 | Australia v New Zealand | Australia won by 8 wickets; New Zealand were dismissed for 97 |
| 2006 | India v England | India won by 4 wickets (31 March, last ODI at the ground) |
The ground also staged women’s internationals, the first on 13 December 1997 (India v West Indies) and the last on 27 November 2005 (India v England). The state government counts 50 to 60 Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy matches at the stadium. In 2017 it hosted a match between the Indian and West Indies blind teams at the Blind T20 World Cup. In 2007 the Haryana Cricket Association moved an international match from Faridabad to Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh.
Timings and operational hours
Opening hours are not published. The stadium is under renovation, and whether it is open to the public for sport is not confirmed. A privately run swimming academy lists its pool at the stadium premises as open from 5 am to 10 pm.
Charges, membership and booking
No entry fee, membership scheme, pay-and-play rate or venue hire charge is published.
Urban and ecosystem context
The state government described the stadium in 2020 as Haryana’s only international cricket stadium. The renovation, meant to make it fit for international and day-night cricket again, has repeatedly stalled.
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Renovation announced by the then chief minister; a budget of Rs 135 crore was approved according to a recent report, while other reports give Rs 115 crore |
| 2019 | Work began under the Municipal Corporation Faridabad |
| 2020 | Contract with Ranjeet Buildcon Ltd, Gujarat, at an estimated Rs 115 crore; 40 per cent done |
| 2022 | Work halted over payments and a change in design |
| February 2024 | Project moved to FMDA; about 60 per cent of the first phase was done and Rs 74 crore spent |
| November 2024 | Rs 292 crore approved on a revised plan covering 28 acres, with a cycle track, football stadium, volleyball, tennis, basketball and badminton courts and an international-level synthetic track; total cost projected at Rs 366 crore |
| March 2025 | Work still halted, waiting on funds and clearances |
| 9 November 2026 | A report says the Municipal Corporation blacklisted Ranjeet Buildcon Ltd for delay and for not answering notices; the firm was owed Rs 6 to 7 crore and had stopped work. A new agency is to be hired through a separate tender for the remaining work, and the total cost is now estimated at up to Rs 200 crore. |
Published cost figures differ: Rs 115 crore, Rs 222 crore and Rs 366 crore appear for different stages of the project. The November 2026 report names the Municipal Corporation as the body hiring the new agency, while 2024 and 2025 reports had the project with FMDA. The Faridabad Haryana State Sports Complex in Sector 12 serves as the city’s main venue for daily coaching.
Details were checked in November 2026. Confirm access and the progress of the renovation with the Faridabad authorities before visiting.
Sources
- Nahar Singh Stadium – Wikipedia
- Starred question 18, 26 February 2020 – Haryana Vidhan Sabha
- After a year’s hiatus, Nahar Singh stadium’s renovation to resume soon – The Tribune, 18 March 2024
- Govt begins process to renovate Nahar Singh Cricket Stadium – The Tribune, 13 November 2024
- Delay in approval of funds, clearances hamper renovation of cricket stadium in Faridabad – The Tribune, 10 March 2025
- Faridabad Nahar Singh Stadium: new agency to complete the work – Pratinidhi Today, 9 November 2026
- 16 Best Swimming Pools in Faridabad – Swimming Theory, updated March 2025
