Follow the documented history of the Belapur municipal ground, its pavilion, youth cricket and community role in Navi Mumbai.
The history of Rajiv Gandhi Stadium CBD Belapur is documented through municipal coaching reports, a 2012 photographic record and later local cricket activity. It is a Navi Mumbai sports venue, separate from the international ground in Hyderabad. Its original opening date remains unconfirmed. All photographs on this page are December 2012 archival views, not photographs of the later dated events.
A Times of India report dated 15 April 2011 places an NMMC summer sports coaching camp at Rajiv Gandhi Sports Ground in CBD Belapur. The camp was intended to make training accessible to local residents who could not afford expensive sports clubs. This establishes use of the named ground by 2011; it does not identify the original construction or opening date.
Gautam Khetwal’s photographs, published on 15 December 2012, show the pavilion and playing field. His account describes two first-floor lobbies, a players’ room, changing space and washrooms within the sports complex. The photographs record the venue at that time, rather than confirming when it first opened or what facilities are available today.
The Hindu reported on 18 July 2017 that cricket coaching for 60 students was being held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium as part of NMMC’s school-sports programme. An earlier 2016 report had described the CBD Belapur stadium as NMMC-run. Together, these reports document its municipal role and its contribution to local cricket training. The 60-student figure is historical enrolment, not a present-day programme count.
In a post dated 17 September 2023, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation described citizens and students gathering at the CBD Belapur stadium for a cleanliness pledge. The dated post records the ground’s civic use alongside sport. It does not provide a spectator-capacity figure or establish a permanent event schedule.
CricHeroes lists local fixtures at the exact CBD Belapur venue on 26 and 29 October 2025. A separate NMMC estate re-tender published on 6 August 2025 concerned shop-galleries within Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, Sector 3, Belapur. These records document local cricket use and the complex’s municipal jurisdiction; they do not establish a complete match archive or a major stadium reconstruction.
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is in Sector 3, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Check the organiser’s entrance instructions before travelling. For the broader venue guide, explore the Belapur stadium overview; for the essential details, see Rajiv Gandhi Stadium CBD Belapur Quick Facts.
