Cricket is often associated with cricket grounds in India. But what if we say that the real cricket legends are not born in stadiums but in villages.
Yes! for this story let’s step away from Eden Garden, Narendra Modi Stadium and talk about Gurugram- the cricket village of India.
Here, cricket is not played under floodlights, rather on dusty grounds where pitch and environment changes without a forecast. Want to witness raw cricket?
Come let’s discover the cricket village of India in PitchVaani way.
From farmlands to cricket villages of India
Once known for traditional farming and rose cultivation, the regions Gurugram like Baliawas and Ramgarh in sector 67 have moved away from its rural roots. The farmers are earning by renting out these grounds to cricket matches, turning loss making agricultural land to cricket spaces.
The lands that were once used for farming are now witnessing high octane cricket matches. An unusual transformation- From Agricultural Land to Cricket ground.
Location of Cricket Village of India
The cricket-ground cluster discussed in this story is located around Baliyawas and Ramgarh in Gurugram, Haryana, including the area around Sector 67.
