basheerbagh

Basheer Bagh, Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderguda and KingKothi
Just past Liberty junction and the municipal corporation is the broad road leading all the way to Charminar. The roads to the New MLA quarters lead off to the west, while on the left is Lady Hydari Club.It was originally the horse stables of a feudal estate. Just beyond the Club is Gandhi Medical College and a series of newer buildings with fancy facades and glass fronts. Behind is another old landmark of Hyderabad--Skyline theatre. A greek-roman columned building some distance off used to house the Andhra Patrika but now government offices have taken up residence.

Then comes Basheer Bagh crossroads....a long new flyover, in fact. Closeby is the Lal Bahadur Stadium known to cricket fans all over. All of the hyderabad cricketers have learnt their craft here right from Abidali to Jaisimha to Azharuddin. Now the sport has become even more popular. Earlier good players could expect a job in the government or railways or bank ... now they aspire to grin for TV commercials all the way to the bank. Even girls have taken to cricket in a big way. In the grounds is also a indoor stadium which is the venue for badminton etc. On the other side is Fateh Maidan Club. There are also tennis courts, and outside is a swimming pool with a characteristic clock tower.

Opposite the stadium to the south is an ancient govenment building. The road leads to the Public Gardens to the west. A small leafy street called Chapel Road branches off to the the land of schools.