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22°33′52″N 88°20′36″E Establishment 1864 90,000 (Standing Capacity [1][2] [2][3] [3] Capacity: 130,000) [1] Cricket Association of Owner Bengal Cricket Association of Operator Bengal Indian Cricket Team Bengal cricket team Tenants Kolkata Knight Riders End names High Court End Pavilion End International International information 5 Jan - 8 Jan 1934: India First Test v England 14 Nov - 17 Nov 2011: Last Test India v West Indies 18 Feb 1987: India v Sri First ODI Lanka 25 Oct 2011: India v Last ODI England Domestic team information Bengal cricket team (present)
Kolkata Knight Riders (2008 - present) As of 14 September 2011 Source: Eden Gardens, Cricinfo Bengali:: েইডন েগাডর Eden Gardens (Bengali েইডন েগাডর) is a cricket ground in Kolkata (previously called Calcutta), India India.. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's League's Kolkata Knight Riders, Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground.[4] It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity. It is widely acknowledged to be the most iconic cricket stadium in the country and one of the most iconic stadiums in the t he world. It is the second-largest cricket stadium in the world by seating capacity. Eden Gardens is also quoted as the cricket's [5] answer to the Colosseum. Eden Gardens has hosted 37 Test matches in India. Contents
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[edit edit]] History
Established in 1864, Eden Gardens currently holds 90,000 people [6] following renovations for the Cricket Cr icket World Cup 2011; a capacity down from an estimated 100,000 before the upgrade. upgr ade. Prior to the
1987 World Cup, the capacity was said to be b e approximately 120,000; however, no official figures have been b een recorded.[4] Nevertheles Nevertheless, s, it will will remain remain second second biggest cricket cricket stadium stadium in the world, behind the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia and Eden Gardens is also the second largest stadium s tadium in India behind the Salt Lake Stadium also situated in Kolkata. Before 1984 both cricket and derby football matches were played in Eden Garden. The stadium is located in the Binoy Badal Dinesh Bag(BBD Bag) area of the city, near the State Secretariat and the High Court. The first fir st recorded Test at the venue was held in 1934, 1 934, and its first One Day International in 1987.[4] Sporting floodlights, bowlers deliver from the High Court End or the Pavilion End of a pitch under curator Probir Mukherjee. Mukherjee.[4] Eden Gardens is renowned for its large l arge and vociferous crowds. It is said that "a cricketer's cricketing cri cketing education is not complete till he has played in front fron t of a packed Eden Gardens." The Club House of the stadium has been named as the B.C. Roy Club House, after former Chief Minister of the State of West Bengal Dr. B. C. Roy. The Headquarters of the Cricket Association of Bengal are also there at the Eden Gardens. The stadium also hosts Indian Premier League matches and is the home venue for Kolkata for Kolkata Knight Riders co-owned by the Bollywood superstar Shah superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Khan. [edit edit]] Notable events •
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In 1946, and in-form Mushtaq Ali was dropped from the Indian team selected to play an unofficial test against Australian Services XI. XI. Following crowd protests (with slogans like "No Mushtaq, No Test"), the selectors brought br ought him back to play.[7] Rioting has been seen at the ground during the 1966/67 West Indies and 1969/70 Australian tours.[4] 16 football lovers died in a stampede after a derby league game between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 16 August 1980
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Hosted the memorable World Cup final of 1987 which ended with Australia defeating England by 7 runs. The 1996 World Cup semi-final was called off and Sri Lanka awarded the match after crowd disturbances dis turbances following an [4] Indian batting collapse. a. During the 2nd final of the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup, Cup, the Test and ODI captains of the Indian cricket cri cket team of all time (with a few notable exceptions) were given a lap of honour around the stadium. In 1999, leading Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was Tendulkar was run out after colliding with Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar . The crowd judged that Akhtar Akhtar had impeded impeded Tendulk Tendulkar ar and and rioted, rioted, forcing forcing the police to evict the spectators. The match continued in front f ront of an empty stadium. Kapil Dev took an ODI hat-trick against the Sri Lankans in 1991 at the ground. Harbhajan Singh took a hat-trick against Australia in 2000/01 at the ground. He became the first Indian In dian to take a hat-trick in Test cricket. VVS Laxman scored 281 against Australia in 2000/01. This remains the highest score at the ground. gr ound. Australia were defeated despite holding the advantage for the majority of the game in "the greatest come-from-behind victory of modern times".[4] It was only the third time in Test history that a team had won after being forced to follow on. on.[8]
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The top four highest scores in this stadium has in Test cricket has been registered by India scoring 657-7 in 2001, 643-6 in 2010, 633-5 in 1998 and 631-7 in 2011. The most runs here was scored by V.V.S. Laxman(1041 runs), followed by Mohammed Azharuddin(860 Azharuddin(860 runs) and Rahul Dravid(843 runs). The most wickets taken here was by
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Harbhajan Singh(46 wickets) followed by [Anil Kumble](40 wickets) and [Bishen Singh Bedi](29 wickets). The highest score in ODIs here was made by India, Indi a, who scored 317-3 in 2009. The second s econd highest score was made by Sri Lanka, who scored 315-6 in 2009, the third highest score was again made by Sri Lanka who were all-out for 309 in 1997. The most runs scored here by a batsman was by Sachin Tendulkar(496 runs), followed by Mohammed Azharuddin(332 runs) and [Aravinda de Silva](306 runs). The most wickets taken here was by Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev(14 wickets each), followed by [Javgal Srinath](8 wickets) and Ajit Agarkar(7 wickets). VVS Laxman and Mohd.Azharuddhin have scored 5 centuries each at this venue,the last being the unbeaten unb eaten 176 by Laxman.
[edit edit]] Renovation
The ground before Cricket World Cup 2011 renovation Eden Gardens underwent renovation for the 2011 Cricket World Cup..[9] Renovation has been undertaken to meet the standards set by Cup the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2011 World Cup. The Cricket Association of Bengal retained the team of Burt Hill and VMS to renovate the Eden Garden Cricket Stadium. The renovated stadium includes a new clubhouse and players' facilities, upgrading the exterior wall to give g ive the stadium a new look, cladding the existing roof structure s tructure with a new metal skin, new/upgraded patron amenities amenities and signage, signage, and and general general infrastructure infrastructure improvements. In addition to being a stadium set to host the Cricket World Cup in 2011, the structure str ucture will also meet the programmatic needs of the regular reg ular season and special events.
Due to unsafe conditions arising from fro m the incomplete renovations, the ICC withdrew the India vs. England match from fr om the Eden Gardens. This match, scheduled on 27 February 2011, 2011 ,[10] was played in Bengaluru at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Stadium, which resulted in a tie with both teams making 338 after 50 overs. It remains as the only on ly match to end in a tie after the designated overs. The stadium hosted the remaining three scheduled World Cup 2011 Matches on 15th, 18 and 20 March 2011. In the last of these three matches (Kenya vs Zimbabwe), the stadium had the minimal ticket purchasing purchasing crowd in its recorded recorded history history with 15 spectators spectators having [11] bought tickets. tickets.
