Eden Gardens is the oldest cricket ground in India, hosting the first ever first-class match in 1917-18, with the first Test match against Douglas Jardine`s MCC in January 1934. Since then the ground has hosted 34 Test matches, which is the maximum at any location in India. Eden Gardens provides for the largest cricketing facility in the world, but then it has also been in the news for the violence that the crowd has caused and the matches that have been spoiled due to it.
The Eden Gardens is situated in Kolkata, and the Eden Gardens Cricket Club was founded in the year 1864, this has also been called the Lord`s of Asia. One-day internationals started being held from February 1987, and after that a total of 20 One day international have been played at the venue, the last one being Sri Lanka v India played on 08 February 2007, where the match was washed out. The stadium
underwent a change and it was modernized, covered stands were built all around, with a modern Club House and pavilion. The Cricket Asociation of Bengal is housed in the Club house, and there was a celebration that marked the CAB Diamond jubilee, where day night one-day international matches were played . floodlights were installed for the better facility of lighting which aided in the celebration.
The Eden gardens have an aura of its own and the lush green around is reminiscent of the english grounds. There has been ample changes from what it has been in the past and it`s a glory is evident in India and abroad.
Achievements at Eden Gardens:
India holds the record for the highest Test score on the ground so far when they made 657-7 against Australia during the Series in 2000-01.
Lowest total at the ground were also scored here when the West Indies restricted Indian to just 90.
In 2000-01 Harbhajan Singh became the first Indian to take a Test hat trick against Australia here.
VVS Laxman`s 281 against the Australia in 2000/01 is the highest score here.
Anil Kumble`s 12/6 vs. the West Indies in the finals of the Hero Cup is the best among one dayers by an Indian.
