Cricket is the most popular sport, followed by tennis and football. Visakhapatnam is home to a number of local cricket teams participating in district and zone matches. Gully cricket (a form of cricket played in streets or parks) is a popular pastime for local youth. Visakhapatnam co-hosted the 32nd National Games alongside, Hyderabad. The city has seven cricket stadiums, which are used for Ranji Trophy matches; two of these stadiums have been used forone day international matches. Some of these stadiums are:
- Indira Priyadarshini Stadium: Also known as the Municipal Corporation Stadium, hosted the first ODI match on 9 December 1988 and the last of the five on 3 April 2001. The stadium has discontinued in favour of the new ACA-VDCA Stadium in Madhurawada.
- ACA-VDCA Stadium is the home of Andhra Cricket Association as well as to Visakhapatnam district. The stadium is surrrounded by the scenic hills. It hosts both Ranji Trophy and One Day Internationals. The stadium is the home ground of Andhra Pradesh cricket team. Sometimes, it also hosts IPLmatches as a neutral venue. The stadium has been upgraded for night matches as well. It has the most advanced floodlights in India, after Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.[citation needed] The stadium is named after the former chief minister, late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
This stadium is yet to host an international test match. However, the ACA-VDCA Stadium was recently awarded test status making it the 9th venue in the country with test status.
- Port Trust Golden Jubilee Stadium: Second-largest stadium in Visakhapatnam, which has hosted Under-19 Youth Internationals
ACA-VDCA Cricket stadium at Madhurawada
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