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WORLD’S HIGHEST CRICKET GROUND

Highest Cricket Ground??? Every one may think what Highest Cricket Ground mean,Well This article clears your question.

WORLD’S HIGHEST CRICKET GROUND



We Indians have a reason to feel proud when it comes to cricket, not only to have such a fabulous cricket team but also India having world’s highest cricket ground, making its place in the Guinness book of world’s records.
Dharamsala - the name of world’s highest cricket ground is located in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. It is situated at a level of 2,144 high above the sea level (somewhere 7000 feet above from the sea level). Chail is a hill station, 49 km from Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.



WORLD’S HIGHEST CRICKET GROUND


Details:
Dharamsala was constructed by maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh in 1893 to play cricket with his British friends. Polo is also being played on this ground. It is surrounded with tall huge pine and deodar trees that give it an authentic and beautiful look.
WORLD’S HIGHEST CRICKET GROUND
After accession to the Indian union, maharaja of Patiala donated most of his buildings to chili military school and government of India. The cricket ground is used as the school playground by Chail military school. During school vacations it is also used as polo ground. There is a well maintained basket ball court and the same cricket ground is used for playing football as the ground also has goal posts.


In a corner of this ground, the military school has built a tree house that raises the beauty of this place. Nowadays, it has become an attraction of tourists.

-by Swetha

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