শেখ কামাল আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম | |
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Former names | Gopalganj Stadium |
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Location | Gopalganj, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23°00′36.23″N 89°49′39.06″E / 23.0100639°N 89.8275167°E |
Owner | National Sports Council [2] |
Operator | National Sports Council [3] |
Capacity | 28,000 |
Field size | 178 × 138 m (584 × 453 ft) |
Field shape | Oval |
Acreage | 10 acres (4.0 ha; 440,000 sq ft) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1996 [1] |
Built | 1999 |
Opened | 1999 |
Renovated | 2008 |
Expanded | 2013 |
Tenants | |
Bangladesh national cricket team |
Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium ( Bengali: শেখ কামাল আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম ) is located beside the Madhumati River, Gopalganj, Bangladesh. Various types of sports events of Gopalganj district take place here. This stadium was redeveloped for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. [4] [5] The stadium has an underground water drainage system, fully roofed gallery, giant screen, trivision side screen, floodlights and beautiful press box. The stadium complex includes a swimming pool, big gymnasium, separate power station, car parking facility and sports complex for women.