Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Saturday joined the ever-growing list of Test venues in the country with the one-off match between India and Afghanistan getting
underway. It’s the third stadium in Punjab after IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali and Burton Park in Jalandhar to host Test cricket.
Overall, Mullanpur has become India’s 31st Test venue with Shubman Gill, the local boy, winning the coin toss and opting to bat first against Afghanistan.
| Venue | Span | Tests Played |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1934-2019 | 43 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 1948–2025 | 36 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 1934–2024 | 35 |
| Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 1975–2021 | 27 |
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 1974–2024 | 25 |
| Green Park, Kanpur | 1952–2024 | 24 |
| Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 1948-2009 | 18 |
| Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 1983-2023 | 16 |
| I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 1994-2022 | 14 |
| Nehru Stadium, Madras | 1956-1965 | 9 |
| Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur | 1969-2006 | 9 |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha | 2008–2023 | 7 |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 2010–2024 | 6 |
| JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 2017–2024 | 3 |
| Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | 2016–2023 | 3 |
| Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 2016–2024 | 3 |
| Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | 2016–2024 | 3 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | 1955–1988 | 3 |
| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | 2017–2024 | 3 |
| Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | 1987–1995 | 2 |
| Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 2017–2024 | 2 |
| K.D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow | 1994–1994 | 1 |
| Gymkhana Ground, Mumbai | 1933–1933 | 1 |
| Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | 1990–1990 | 1 |
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 1987–1987 | 1 |
| Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow | 2019–2019 | 1 |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun | 2019–2019 | 1 |
| Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar | 1983–1983 | 1 |
| University Ground, Lucknow | 1952–1952 | 1 |
| Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | 2025- | 1 |
| Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh | 2026– | 1 |
“It’s an honour for the Punjab Cricket Association that the new stadium has become the 31st Test venue in India. It’s a matter of pride for Punjab too, as Punjab cricketer Shubman Gill will be leading the Indian team…,” PCA secretary Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said.
“As always, PCA will leave no stone unturned in hosting this Test match, and we hope both the teams enjoy playing at the venue. We hosted two matches of IPL play-offs too last week, and our aim is to get as many matches to the stadium as possible,” he added.
