Gujarat Cricket Association

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Gujarat Cricket Association
Sport Cricket
Jurisdiction Gujarat, India
AbbreviationGCA
Founded1934
Affiliation Board of Control for Cricket in India
Regional affiliationWest
Headquarters Narendra Modi Stadium, India
Location Motera, Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, India
PresidentDhanraj Nathwani
SecretaryAshok Brahmbhatt
Official website
www.gujaratcricketassociation.com
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Gujarat Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Gujarat state of India. Its Gujarat cricket team and Gujarat women's cricket team representats the Gujarat in domestic cricket. The GCA is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

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It has world's largest cricket stadium, which it name after current prime minister of India Narendra Modi. The venue is the premium stadium of the nation. [1]

As a member of BCCI, it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in state events and exercises total control over them in Gujarat. Without its recognition, no competitive cricket involving GCA-contracted players can be hosted within the State of Gujarat and India.

History

Its men's team first time appeared in the Ranji Trophy in the season 1950/51. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's Chandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner Jasu Patel (who averaged 12.78 in 87 innings). [2] Their second appearance came after 66 years in season 2016/17. Captain Parthiv Patel scored 90 and 143 and lead the team to win the Ranji Trophy finals by 5 wickets. [3]

It built an arena at Motera near Sabarmati river in 1982, named it Sardar Patel stadium in honour of India's first home minister Sardar Patel. The organisation hosted many bilateral cricket matches and some World Cup games at the venue. GCA in 2015 scrapped it to built world's largest cricket stadium, which was built in 2021 and named as "Narendra Modi stadium" after current PM Narendra Modi. In 2021 then president of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the arena. It can host 134000 spectators and its world's second largest stadium by seating capacity. [1]

The organization's men's team won its first Vijay Hazare trophy in season 2015/16. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Motera Cricket Stadium In Ahmedabad With Seating Capacity Of Over A Lakh To Be World's Largest". IndiaTimes. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. Scoreboard of 1950/51 final match of Ranji Trophy, Holkar vs Gujarat
  3. "2016/17 Ranji Finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. "Vijay Hazare 2015/16" . Retrieved 23 January 2017.