First International match played between India and Common Wealth XI team from 'January 14 to 18,1949, Match drawn. Wooden planks were used on mud-brick wall for stands and to give the ground a shape of stadium in this match.
Permanent structure of Stadium came in 1950 when Sir Padampat Singhania constituted Modi Trust to look after the Green park affairs and trust saw pucca and permanent stadium structure.
First official test match was played between India and England on January 12 to 14,1952 .England won this match.
West Indies won first test at Green Park in 1958. The match was finished in three and a half day. It is said that history repeats itself and West Indies again won the match in 1983 with in three and a half day.
India tasted first test victory at Green park against Australia in 1959. Match was played on December 19 to 24. India won the match by 119 runs.
Old pavilion converted into media center and New pavilion was across the ground where UPCA office at present .Since then players pavilion has been shifted twice.
First one day match was played at Green Park between India and Sri Lanka on December 24,1986. Sri Lanka won the match by 117 runs.
Green park hosted one world cup match played between West indies and Sri lanka
Flood light system installed at Green park stadium in 2002.
Indian cricket teams 100 th test match victory took place at Green Park against Sri Lanka in Nov. 2009.
500 th test match of Indian cricket team was played here against New Zealand in September 2016.
First IPL match was played on May 19, 2016 (Vivo IPL match) Between Gujrat lions and Mumbai Indians. (Four IPL matches have been played so far).
A lush green ground from beginning and used by the British officers to play football and Rugby. Before 1949 the ground was used for playing Rugby. Outside the ground a horse-riding track in periphery for army officials and English officers. Trenches were dug inside the ground during second world war.
Green park is only cricket stadium in the world which has a student stand with cheapest ticket rates.
First T-20 match was played against England on January 26,2017 and England won the match.
Green park hosted its first day/night ODI on 29 October 2017 between India and New Zealand and India won this match by six runs.
Road safety world Series (RSWS) Participated by 8 Countries Cricket Legend Players.
First century (198) scored by Garfield Sobers of West Indies at Green park. This was second test match of Green park.
Wes Hall of West Indies was first bowler who captured five or more wickets (6 wkts) first time at Green park in1958-59. He had repeated this feat In second innings too.
Subhash Gupte was first Indian bowler who had taken 9 wickets in an innings at Green park conceding 102 runs against West Indies on December 12-17, 1958.
JM Patel well known as Jassu Patel repeated the feat, bagging 9 wickets in an innings at Green park conceding 69 runs against Australia December 19-24,1959.He had emerged as highest wicket taker with 14 wickets in a match at Green Park.
Polly Umrigar was first Indian batsman who scored century at Green Park against Pakistan in 1960-1961
R G Nadkarni first Indian batsman at Green park who returned unbeaten in both innings against England in 1963-64.He scored unbeaten 52 and 122 runs respectively. In first innings he came to bat at 8 the down and in second innings he batted at second down.
GR Vishwanath started his carrier with a 0 in first innings and a century (137) in second innings against Australia on November 15,1969
Highest individual runs 250 scored by SFAF Bacchus of West Indies in 1979 (02.02.1979
Mohd Azharuddin set a world record scoring three century in a row in first three test of his international career. He scored third century at Green Park against England in 1985.
South African test cricketer Bob Woolmer born in Macrobert hospitalsituated across the road of Green park and he came as coach of visiting South African team in 1996.
Green park produced three international cricketers. They are R P Singh (Sr.), Gopal Sharma and Mohd Kaif.
