The extensive grounds of the stadium serve as venue for important exhibitions, cinema events and political rallies in the city.

[8][9] Greater Cochin Development Authority leased out the Jawaharlal Nehru International stadium at Kaloor to the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) for a period of 30 years.

Stadium holds the privilege of having the fifth loudest crowd (128 db) in the world,[10] during ISL 2016 final match where Kerala Blasters played against Atletico de Kolkata.

Indeed, in a match between India and Iraq in 1997, approximately 100,000 spectators filled up the venue, thus overcrowding it, which remains a record at this place.

[12] The stadium was completed under the watchful eyes of late V. Joseph Thomas IPS who was the head of the Greater Cochin Development Authority.

In fact, the highest money grosser at the venue was made in a cricket ODI match between India and its arch-rival Pakistan in April 2005.

The first Indian Premier League game at the stadium was on 9 April 2011, when the Kochi Tuskers Kerala hosted the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Rendezvous Sports World made the second highest bid of ₹ 15333 million, and elected to base its team in Kochi.

[16] The first IPL match held at the stadium was between Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 9 April 2011.

Batting Bowling The stadium is the official home ground for the Kerala Blasters FC in Indian Super League since 2014.

Kerala Blasters had the highest average attendance (47,427) for football clubs outside of Europe in domestic league matches, at that time.

[21] In the inaugural season of Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters finished fourth in the group stages with 19 points from 14 games and qualified for Semi-final after beating Pune City FC.

One of the goals was scored by Malayali midfielder Sushanth Mathew away from 30 yards through a curling long-ranger, shot over renowned footballers Alessandro Nesta and Mikaël Silvestre and it became a proud and memorable moment for sports fans in Kerala.

[24] Later, Chief Minister of Kerala Mr.Oommen Chandy stated that they will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sports Ministry in that regard after an exclusive cabinet meet on the issue.

The presence of a prominent bus stop as well as a metro station makes it a prime location and one which can be easily accessed from any part of the city.