▁is ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁level ▁stad ium ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Since , ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁state ▁suffered ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁its ▁sport ▁facilities ▁as ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁had ▁the ▁entire ▁infrastr ucture ▁for ▁sports . ▁U tt ar ak hand ▁had ▁hosted ▁very ▁few ▁matches ▁of ▁Ran ji ▁Tro phy . ▁Due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁infrastr ucture ▁the ▁player ▁started ▁moving ▁to ▁different ▁states . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Form er ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand ▁V ij ay ▁Bah ug una ▁laid ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁hoped ▁that ▁the ▁stad ium ▁would ▁bring ▁De hr ad un ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁cr icket ▁map . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁Har ish ▁Raw at ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁stad ium ▁along ▁with ▁Raj ee v ▁Sh uk la , ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁IP L . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁has ▁a ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁along ▁with ▁flo od ▁lights ▁facility ▁for ▁conduct ing ▁day - night ▁matches . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 3 - acre ▁site ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁home ▁ground ▁for ▁the ▁Afghan istan ▁cr icket ▁team ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Some ▁Other ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ounds ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Do on ▁School ▁Gr ound ▁ ▁R IM C ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound