▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁named ▁Con nel ly ▁Park ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁after ▁independence , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁J inn ah ▁Park . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁ground ▁of ▁S ial k ot ▁St all ions . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Test ▁here ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Pakistan ▁played ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁O DI ▁at ▁home ▁on ▁this ▁ground ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁first ▁O DI ▁against ▁Pakistan . ▁J inn ah ▁Stadium ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁green - top ▁pitch es ▁that ▁help ▁fast ▁bow lers . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁has ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁mem ories ▁attached ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Pakistan - Ind ia ▁O DI ▁here ▁was ▁stopped ▁mid way ▁and ▁abandoned ▁after ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁Indian ▁PM , ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi , ▁reached ▁the ▁ground . ▁India ▁were ▁batt ing . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁India ▁tour ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁test ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁played ▁on ▁this ▁stad ium . ▁During ▁the ▁India ' s ▁batt ing ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁inn ings , ▁Sach in ▁T end ul kar ▁was ▁badly ▁injured ▁by ▁a ▁Wa q ar ▁You nis ▁b oun cer , ▁however , ▁he ▁came ▁back ▁later ▁to ▁bat ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁key ▁ 5 7