The Harrisons Malayalam Plantation in Varandarappilly, Kerala, is home to India’s most beautiful cricket ground, a hidden oasis in a sea of green canopy. A remote cricket ground in Kerala, India, has been getting a lot of attention online because of its unique location, tucked away in the center of a lush tree plantation. Seen from the air, the breathtaking site looks like a clearing in the Amazon rainforests of South America, but it’s actually one of the hidden gems of Kerala, aka ‘God’s Own Country’. Originally set up by the Harrison Malayalam company decades ago, as a place where its plantation workers could relax, the remote cricket ground, accessible via a narrow, tree-lined road that is invisible from above and on most maps, has become a sanctuary both for plantation employees and locals.

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The Harrisons Malayalam Plantation cricket ground recently attracted attention in India thanks to a drone-shot clip posted on Instagram by Sreejith S, a vlogger known for exploring his native country’s hidden gems. Sreejith’s video amassed over 38 million views, 4.5 million likes, and thousands of comments in a matter of days, making it his most popular post yet. “Absolutely breathtaking. Some might even think it is AI,” one person commented on Sreejith’s clip. “How lucky are those guys. Wish to play here once and retire,” someone else wrote. One risk of playing in this otherwise gorgeous location is losing the ball in the forest surrounding it, but that is a risk worth taking for the experience alone. This unique cricket ground reminded us of another gorgeous sports field we covered a while back, a five-a-side soccer pitch in the jungle of Sabah, Malaysia.