Explanation (d) Barabati Stadium is a cricket and football ground in the state of Orissa, India, while the re maining three are one of the major stadiums in Madhya Pradesh. Nehru Stadium Indore, Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior and Holkar Cricket Stadium are located in Indore.

Explanation (c) Aishbagh Stadium is a major play ground of Bhopal. Aishbagh hosts many national and international sports, of which Aishbagh is famous for hockey. The stadium was completed in 1931 and after 2002, the stadium deteriorated due to lack of maintenance. In the Year 2009, Sports and Youth Welfare Department of Madhya Pradesh Government laid Astro Turf (arti ficial grass) in the stadium with the consent of Bhopal Hockey Association.

Note: Artificial Grass and Hockey Hockey was previously played on the Chat (Murroom) ground. Later it reached the natural grassland. In the changing phase, the phase of artificial grass (Astroturf) started. International level competition started to be played in the Astroturf field itself, in order to pre pare the sports talent for the big competition, the ar rangement of Astroturf was ensured at the Aishbagh ground.

Note: Astroturf field is under construction in Africa’s Hoshangabad in green grass of Africa.

Explanation (c) Tendulkar made it memorable when he played on this ground after a 2-Year ban at the famous Jawaharlal Nehru Cricket Stadium in Indore and he com pleted 10,000 runs in his 259th inning against Australia. on 31 March 2001 he became the first batsman in the world.

Note: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the fastest batsman to complete 10,000 runs in ODIs. Virat Kohli set this record in 205 innings while Sachin played 259 innings for it. COMMENT- The maximum 9 international ODI matches have been played so far at the Nehru Stadium Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Explanation (b) For the first time in April 2010, the 64th tournament of the Abdullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Competition was played in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh’s capital, in 2010, in which the top eight teams of the coun try participated.

Note: Viewer capacity in Ashbagh playground is 10,000.

Remark: Obedullah Khan Gold Cup – This is a Nawabi tournament. It started in the Year 1931 to promote hockey. The event continued continuously until the Year 2001. Due to controversies, the event could not be held from 2002 to 2009. From 2010 to 2012, these matches started again. Later, its dispute reached the court.

Explanation (a) The only tribal sports school in Madhya Pradesh is located in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.