[4] Located in the eastern suburb of Uppal, it has a seating capacity of 39,200 and extends across 15 acres of land.

[6] In 2003, the proposal for a new stadium was submitted by HCA to the government[7] of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, then headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu.

[9] By 2005 when most of the stadium was built, it was ready to host its first ODI Match between India and South Africa.

However, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (before the separation of Telangana) decided to change the name of the stadium to Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in memory of the former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.

On the retirement of VVS Laxman, the HCA decided to honor the veteran by naming the North End after him.

So far this stadium has served as the home ground of the Sunrisers and the defunct franchise Deccan Chargers.

The stadium had been selected for renovation prior to the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup in 2023.

120 crore Indian rupees had been sanctioned to carry out the work of installing canopies on both east and west stands, as well as replacing seats.