The idiom 'where there is a will there is a way' seems to written for the Mohali Cricket Stadium (MCS). Constructed in 1992 on a land that at best resembled a dumping ground. MCS was part of a well-conceived plan by the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) to make an ultra chic stadium along with a separate practice ground. When other stadiums across the country were struggling to provide hygienic public conveniences and changing rooms, Mohali boasted of swimming pool, health club, bar, library, tennis court and a restaurant. The project was completed within a year and hence the transformation of a swamp filled ravine to an international stadium was complete. The MCS is not only a source of pride for the citizens of this town but also for all cricket lovers of India.

MCS has witnessed many an interesting encounters. In the past the Mohali pitch was one of the few that offered a good bounce and pace. Though that has be effaced to an extent after the pitch was re-laid a few years before but the Mohali pitch and the MCS remains a cricket lover's paradise.

The Stadium has been chosen as one of the venue for the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. The schedule of the matches to be played at the MCS are:

Situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad is Sardar Vallahbhai Stadium popularly known as just Motera. The stadium was built in 1983. The stadium hosted its first Test match in 1984 and made its ODI debut the following year. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 spectators.

The pitch, which was earlier biased towards the bowlers has slowed down over the years and is now widely considered to be batsman's paradise. The Stadium has witnessed some of the most memorable moments of Indian Cricket. Prolific scorer Sunil Gavaskar scored his 10,000th run in 1987 on this ground while playing against archrival Pakistan. World Cup winning Captain Kapil Dev claimed his 432nd wicket en route to become the then highest test wicket taker.

The stadium has been chosen as one of the venues for the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. The matches to be played at the venue are:

Situated in the picturesque pink city of Jaipur is Sawai Mansingh Stadium, popularly known as SMS has surely not got its due from the international cricket. Late Maharaja Sawai Mansingh constructed the stadium. The stadium gate-crashed into international cricket circuit in 1983-84. But unfortunately, more so for the cricket fans than cricket itself, it has till date hosted a single test match. That test was played in 1987 between archrivals India and Pakistan and manage to hog the headlines for reasons both off and on the field.

Long before the term 'Cricket Diplomacy' was coined and the relations between India and Pakistan thawed, Pakistani President Zia-ul -Haq hopped across the border to watch the match. The match ended in a tame draw but not before a day was lost to heavy rains and Pakistani's objecting to use of sawdust on the pitch.

SMS's ODI scorecard doesn't read much better. The first ODI international was hosted in 1983-84 between India and Pakistan, which India managed to win comfortably. After that it seems as if the stadium entered a long phase of oblivion. The stadium managed to host matches in the 1987 and 1996 World Cups but nothing much after that. However a windfall change in fortunes of the stadium was witnessed when industrialist Lalit Modi took over the reins of the RCA (Rajasthan Cricket Association). The facilities in SMS have been improved considerably and the venue has been selected as one of the 4 venues for the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.

The matches to be hosted at the SMS-

The Cricket Club of India (CCI), which houses the Brabourne Stadium is one of the oldest in India built in 1937 with the blessings of the then Governor of Bombay Lord Brabourne. The story goes, when after a meeting between the then Secretary of CCI Anthony De Mello and Lord Brabourne, the former asked, " Your Excellency, what do you prefer to accept from the sportsmen, money for your Government or immortality for yourself." The lord chose the latter and promptly allotted the land for the Stadium, which was eventually named after them.

Built at an estimated cost of 18 million the CCI recently hosted an international tennis tournament. The BCS was often termed as India's Lord's but the stadium's ride has been fractured by several controversies like cramming spectators beyond capacities and ticketing problems. The recurring lapses forced the Bombay Cricket Association (BCA) to distance itself from the BCS and build another stadium (Wankhede) a few hundred meters from it.

BCS lost its test status in 1973 and hosted its last ODI 22 years later. However the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy has offered a glimmer of hope to the stadium to rejuvenate its relation with India's most popular sport. The BCS has been selected as one of the venue for the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy including the final.