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1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium

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Official resources for journalists, broadcasters, and partners covering 1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium — a privately developed cricket stadium in Verna IDC, South Goa. Facts below are aligned with our public site and independent coverage; always cite primary sources for dates and quotes.

Media desk

How to reach communications

For interview requests, match-day credentials, technical recces, and fact-checking on 1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium, route your note with a deadline, outlet, and beat. We prioritise verifiable detail over speculation—especially on league or expansion topics.

Address
1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium, Verna IDC, Nr. Asian Paint Warehouse, Goa

What to include in your first note

  • Deadline & timezone — copy due dates and embargoes if any.
  • Story angle — venue ops, founders, tournaments, broadcast, or civic context.
  • On-site needs — parking, rigging, power, or credential headcount.

Editorial brief

Facts for reporters (verify with us for live numbers)

  • Venue is widely described as a full-format, LED-floodlit cricket stadium in Verna IDC, South Goa, with a named SKY (Suryakumar Yadav) stand and seating on the order of ~5,000 in early press — confirm current capacity for your piece with our team.
  • Public inauguration narrative aligns with coverage featuring Hon. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav; see Herald Goa, The Goan, and PTI links above.
  • Long-term master-planning and larger-bowl ambition appear in The Goan interview series — treat expansion numbers as planning context unless we issue a dedicated release.

Third-party coverage

Selected media mentions

Independent outlets; we do not control their copy. Open each link for the publisher’s full article.

The Times of India

Goa father builds cricket stadium for children to train

Profile of the stadium’s origins in Verna, the founder’s motivation, and civic context around quality grounds in Goa.

Read on The Times of India

The Goan

1919 Sportz stadium upgrade — 30,000-capacity vision & long-term goals

Interview-driven piece on expansion thinking, capacity ambition, and IPL-scale narrative for Goa (editorial context, not a league commitment).

Read on The Goan

The Goan

Suryakumar Yadav to attend inauguration — Verna IDC cricket stadium

Pre-event reporting on the inauguration programme and attendance of Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav at the Verna IDC venue.

Read on The Goan

Herald Goa

CM Pramod Sawant inaugurates 1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium at IDC Verna with Suryakumar Yadav

Regional coverage of the inauguration with Hon. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav at Verna IDC.

Read on Herald Goa

Press Trust of India (PTI)

Spotlight on Suryakumar Yadav at stadium inauguration in Goa

Wire-style sports report from Panaji on the inauguration spotlighting India’s T20 captain and the new Goa stadium.

Read on Press Trust of India

Visual assets

Photography & B-roll

High-resolution stills — aerials, bowl, ceremonies, and night lighting — live in our public gallery. Credit “1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium” unless a specific caption states otherwise; for commercial syndication, ask the desk first.

  • · Match-day crowd frames may require event organiser clearance.
  • · Drone aesthetics vary by wind and lighting — plan buffer for colour correction.

On-site conduct

Broadcast & production

  • Technical recces — book through media desk; include camera positions, cabling, and power draw.
  • Field of play — respect boundaries and match officials; no equipment on turf without ops sign-off.
  • Safety — follow steward instructions; high-traffic ingress routes differ on ticketed nights.

Plan coverage with the operations team

Tickets and public programmes are listed under Events; club and venue workflows use the club portal. For press-only logistics, start on email.

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