Best Places in the World to Attend a Cricket Match

While cricket is the most popular sport in India, and many casuals believe it’s only played there professionally, it’s actually played all over the world. When it comes to this sport at the highest level there are many monumental venues that have witnessed some of the best cricket performances of all time. Guess what? Not all of them are located in India. Let us walk you through some of the best and biggest cricket stadiums that have made history of the sport together with the players on the pitch.

India

As you could have guessed, the biggest cricket venue in the world is located in India. It’s called Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and it holds a capacity of 132,000. It is one of the monuments of this sport, and even if you’re not a fan of cricket but of sports in general, you need to see it. This vast country has several other iconic stadiums like the Eden Gardens of Kolkata, the Wankhede in Mumbai or the most exotic, and scenic of them all, the HPCA stadium at Dharamshala, with Himalayan peaks looming over the ground as you can see in the image above. Considering India’s rich culture and history in cricket this is the first country you need to see if you’re on a worldwide cricket tour. These stadiums are a monument of sport even when empty but we do recommend seeing a game there, and seeing it how it plays out on your www.play10cric.com app, considering that sometimes due to the crowd, noise, and the atmosphere you will not be able to pay attention to what transpires on the field at all times.

Australia

The land down under is also in love with cricket. When you think about it, Australia does have a penchant for some peculiar sports. Even some of the game’s best players such as Sir Donald Bradman originate from Australia. In terms of the sport, places such as India and Australia have surpassed the place where it originated, England. If you’re ever in the land of kangaroos and koalas you also need to pay a visit to Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. It is a stadium that hosts premium matches played by the Australian national team in cricket, but also other events in Australian Rules Football, soccer, and rugby league. Its capacity is 100,024, and this should tell you everything you need to know about how massive cricket is in Australia.

England

The place where it all started, England. While football took over in England a century or so ago, cricket is still important for English culture, history and tradition. The stadium in England you need to visit is named Lord’s Cricket Ground. This London venue is considered to be the home of cricket and it is nicknamed as such. The sign that India and Australia are ahead of England as far as cricket popularity goes is the fact that this stadium only has a capacity of 31,000. Yet, its value lies not in the capacity, but in the historic significance of the ground. The ground was established in 1814, and these days most fans see it as a museum of the sport, and there’s such a venue at the stadium too, more than a place where cricket is being played at the highest level.

Barbados

Yes, you’ve heard us right, you can go on a cricket tourist tour and end up in the Caribbean too. This sport is super popular in the West Indies, and the real fans of cricket will visit Barbados too, when on tour to see some of the sport’s biggest monuments. Kensington Oval in Barbados is one of the most historic stadiums in the world, despite being located on this small island country. Cricket has been played on this holy ground since 1882. While not as iconic as the Lord’s Cricket Ground, there’s no arguing that a century and a half of cricket is no small feat. The stadium has a capacity around 30,000, and it has been home to some of the biggest cricket matches in the region.

South Africa

Guess you didn’t have an idea that cricket is played all over the world. At the south side of Africa it is one of the more popular sports. The South African national team is one of the best teams in the world, and has been for some time now. The Wanderers Stadium has been around for some time, but it received its current makeup in 1991, and since then it has been a venue that has hosted some of the most historic duels in the sport. It can host up to 34,000 spectators, and when the Proteas play you can bet that the venue is packed.

PC: Piyush Bansal/Unsplash