The 5th Edition of ICC World Cup cricket will be at field
on March 2016. Including 6 group stage match and the Grand Finale will
be held at Kolkata. Eden Garden is one of the biggest stadium at India.
It have credit of 3 ICC Cricket world cup appearances. First time at
1987, second time at 1996 and final time it was 2011 ICC World Cup. But
this time will be their first ICC T20 world cup host by India.
Tournament’s 48 match will held in 7 different venues.
As a Cricket ground Eden Garden is the biggest in capacity with
66,349 in India as well as sub-continent. The grounds tenants as Indian
Cricket team, IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. The stadium has hosted all
format of cricket since 1864 established year.
International Records in this ground:
- India’s top 4 runs in a single test inning’s scored this ground. 657-7 is the best among them.
- Most 1217 runs scored by VVS Laxman and most wicket taker off-spinner Harbhajan Sing (46) wickets.
- Best highest score scored here by India is 404-5.
- Most ODI runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar (496)
- Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev each took 14 wickets so far.
- 264 is the best Individual score of this ground which scored by Rohit Sharma.
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