Nehru Stadium, also known as the RG Baruah Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. In 1962, Radha Govinda Baruah supervised and built the stadium. He named it after the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. It can host 25,000 spectators. The stadium is operated by the Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam. It has been mainly used for football and cricket.
Nehru Stadium has hosted 13 One Day Internationals matches and many matches of domestic cricket tournaments including Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. In football, it hosts the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy and all three divisions of GSA Football League regularly. The stadium has also hosted the Santosh Trophy and Federation Cup, two top level domestic football tournaments of India.
Redevelopment
On 13 November 2025, Assam Cabinet approved ₹765 crore redevelopment of Nehru Stadium. The redevelopment will transform the existing facility into a world-class football stadium with a seating capacity of 25,000, making it into a FIFA Category 2 stadium. The tender to build the new stadium was won by Larsen & Tourbo. The new stadium will also have state-of-the-art training and competition facilities for football, swimming, badminton, table tennis and various other indoor and outdoor sports.
All records and statistics Type Team 1 Opposition team Date First ODI 17 Dec 1983 Last ODI 28 Nov 2010
Highest totals Team 1 Opposition team Date Score Overs 19 March 2002 333/6 50 1 Nov 1994 306/6 50
Lowest totals Team 1 Opposition team Date Score Overs 23 Dec 1987 135 41.3 19 Nov 1993 136 40.1
Leading run scorers are Yuvraj Singh- 181 runs, Michael Bevan- 163 runs and Dinesh Mongia- 159 runs. Leading wicket takers are Ravi Shastri and Harbhajan Singh- 7 wickets.
List of centuries
Key * denotes that the batsman was not out. Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match. Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings. NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded. Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston. The column title Date refers to the date the match started. The column title Result refers to the player's team result
Centuries in One Day Internationals
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 111 Carl Hooper 114 1 1 November 1994 Won 2 159* Dinesh Mongia 147 1 19 March 2002 Won 3 105 Virat Kohli 104 1 28 November 2010 Won
List of five wicket hauls
Key Symbol MeaningThe bowler was man of the match10 or more wickets taken in the match§One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the matchDateDay the Test started or ODI was heldInnInnings in which five-wicket haul was takenOversNumber of overs bowled.RunsNumber of runs concededWktsNumber of wickets takenEconRuns conceded per overBatsmenBatsmen whose wickets were takenDrawnThe match was drawn.
Five Wicket Hauls
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult 1 Romesh Kaluwitharana Kumar Dharmasena Roshan Mahanama Upul Chandana Muttiah Muralitharan Won 2 Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni Harbhajan Singh Ravindra Jadeja Won
See also Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
References
External links Info on venue.