These are performances that are etched in the memories of cricket lovers forever.
In this vein, let’s have a look at some key statistics related to the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, in test cricket:
#1 Top team scores
Unsurprisingly, it is Team India that leads the way here as their batsmen have dominated proceedings at this ground since forever.
#2 Top individual scores
Again, no surprises, as it’s that 281 by ‘Very Very Special’ Laxman that tops the list of highest scores at this ground. Such was the brilliance of this innings that it was recently rated as the best test performance of the last 50 years.
#3 Top bowling performances
A surprise here at no.1. It is the South African all-rounder Lance Klusener who holds the record for the best ever bowling figures in an innings at this ground, and astonishingly, he did it on his test debut!
#4 Overall team statistics
Team India, being the home team, has played the highest number of tests at this venue with 40*. West Indies and England have played 10 each. Among the test playing nations, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have never played a test here.
Note: The stars indicate that this list includes the India-NZ test that is presently underway. It is India’s 40th and New Zealand’s 3rd test at this venue.
#5 Most runs at the venue
Who else but Mr. Laxman again! He tops the run charts at this venue with over 1200 runs in just 10 tests and an average of over a 100 runs per innings.
#6 Most wickets at the venue
‘The Turbanator’, Harbhajan Singh, who took a hat-trick here, performed incredibly at this ground. The wily off-spinner has taken 46 wickets here in just 7 tests that include 6 five-wicket hauls.
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